Francis Bacon’s “Perceptive” Instruments

Artificial intelligence in science of measurements: from measurement instruments to perceptive agencies

This paper motivates, from historical, philosophical, and industrial points of view, the adoption of a novel scheme for developing complex measuring systems as perceptive agencies. The general concept of agency, a cooperative multiagent system defined within distributed artificial intelligence and robotics, is discussed together with its particular application to the field of intelligent instru...

Perceptive Presence

together, people have used them for communication. From email—one of the first network applications—to the original MIT Zephyr notification system to the now-popular AOL Instant Messenger System, people use computers to break down physical distances and provide a sense of awareness about another person in another place. Beyond basic text interaction, research—such as the Portholes project at Xe...

Francis Barr

influenza programme chief, reported an increase in the number of cluster cases reported recently, with the biggest being a family of five cases. There have been seven cluster cases in Vietnam, all within single families, most recently in the northern province of Haiphong. No relative has been proved to have passed the disease to another in these cases but, Horby said, " the onset dates could be...

Francis Wolenski

Perceptive deafness in adults.

Perceptive or sensorineural deafness occurs as the result of disorders of the cochlea or auditory nerve. The development of perceptive deafness during adult life can create many problems for both the sufferers and their families. At work it may seriously impair efficiency or even make a change of occupation necessary. Social and domestic life are also affected to a varying degree. Many severely...