Decisions in a dynamic environment may be based on information coming from a number of different knowledge sources described using different knowledge representation languages. This paper describes a common framework in which the data and rules, both static and dynamic, that may exist in disparate knowledge sources may be represented. We focus on two commonly used knowledge representation langu...

Introduction: WHO’s reference classifications, ICD and ICF have traditionally served as standards for disease, health and disability related data. To meet the requirements of health (and disability) information systems in the 21st century WHO classifications need to represent the knowledge digitally in a coherent semantic structure. The knowledge representation in a classification requires that...

In this paper we introduce a form of cooperation among agents based on exchanging sets of rules. In principle, the approach extends to agent societies a feature which is proper of human societies, i.e., the cultural transmission of abilities. However, acquiring knowledge from untrustworthy agents should be avoided, and the new knowledge should be evaluated according to its usefulness. After dis...

The authors propose new formal foundations and design approach to develop an evolving semantic platform for finding experts relevant to events arising in the open environment of modern economical clusters. This work offers a new implementation of probabilistic latent topic modeling method with two linked indicators (categories and experts) to mach expertise. In order to show feasibility of the ...

We present a knowledge exchange format that is designed to support the exchange of modularly structured information in mathematical and logical systems. This format allows to encode mathematical knowledge in a logic-neutral representation format that can represent the meta-theoretic foundations of the systems together with the knowledge itself and to interlink the foundations at the meta-logica...

The narrative systematic review of 205 publications on the “relations between knowledge and action” in this issue concludes that “externally valid evidence about the efficacy of specific knowledge exchange strategies is unlikely to be forthcoming” because “collective knowledge exchange and use are. . . deeply embedded in organizational, policy, and institutional contexts” (Contandriopoulos et a...

In the knowledge management domain, the conversion of tacit knowledge to explicit knowledge is critical because it is a prerequisite to the knowledge amplification process wherein knowledge becomes part of an organization’s knowledge network. Moreover, this process is strategically important because it enhances an organization’s ability to create new knowledge that is inevitably expressed throu...

Due to recent advancements in computer-mediated communication technologies, individuals are now able to access a variety of sources for the exchange of knowledge. This paper extends prior research to include a comparison of knowledge exchange through face-to-face and computermediated communication technologies (Email, Electronic Community, and Electronic Knowledge Repository) for different know...

This paper discusses the chances and risks of self-presentation for atattachment and knowledge exchange in online communities. We distinguished between, on the one hand, extensive and individualizing self-presentation that enhances the chance to get in contact and facilitates interpersonal attraction between community members and, on the other hand, focused self-presentation that highlights the...