This paper reports the results of the WordNet.PTglobal project, an extension of WordNet.PT to all Portuguese varieties. Profiting from a theoretical model of high level explanatory adequacy and from a convenient and flexible development tool, WordNet.PTglobal achieves a rich and multipurpose lexical resource, suitable for contrastive studies and for a vast range of language-based applications c...

The interface between Design and Manufacturing forms a locus of frequent interpersonal conflict. Misunderstandings, unwelcome surprises and planning problems are the rule rather than the exception. Within companies that deliver consumer goods in large quantities to the market this interface is also the transition from exploration (seeking new business opportunities) to exploitation (profiting f...

Profiting from spillovers is one of the key reasons behind technological collaboration agreements, agglommeration and even social stratification. Previous research has tended to ignore the costs of activities to internalize the externalities. We propose and solve a simple model for the tradeoff between costly socialization and direct productive effort. Our model can explain phenomena like the r...

Abstract Collective memory of atrocities is a fractured and disputed terrain. In this article, we empirically explore the complex process translating violent events that took place in Medellín during 1980s 1990s into collective memory. It examines conflict between inhabitants’ (in)ability to overcome trauma shape their identity power global media representations, exemplified by popular TV shows...

This report is a literature survey on causality with special emphasis on exploiting visual sensory information. It also discusses philosophical aspects of causality to establish common grounds with causal theory of perception. Current research on causal modeling involves such fields as social sciences, epidemiology, econometrics and artificial intelligence. Computer vision, or profiting from vi...

In the early 1990s, when activists first accused apparel and footwear companies like Nike, Wal-Mart, and the Gap of profiting from exploitation, child labor, and the suppression of labor rights in their supply chains, most companies responded by denying responsibility. Confronted in 1992 with images of child labor in a Bangladeshi factory, Wal-Mart’s CEO famously dismissed them, telling Datelin...

This paper presents JChannels , a framework to support the implementation of network protocols in Java. The goals of JChannels are the rapid development of structured, reusable, and configurable protocol stacks profiting from Java features like incorporate concurrency, portability, and runtime class loading. We present the JChannels architecture show how to work with JChannels, give an example ...