One of the best known approaches to the development of rational agents is the BDI (Belief-Desire-Intention) architecture. In this paper we propose a new framework, PRACTIONIST (PRACTIcal reasONIng sySTem), to support the development of BDI agents in Java (using JADE) with a Prolog belief base. In PRACTIONIST we adopt a goal-oriented approach with a clear separation between the deliberation and ...

This thesis describes a model of norm-governed practical reasoning agents and demonstrates the implementation of this model in the form of the NoA Normative Agent language and architecture. The introduction of normative concepts such as obligations, permissions and prohibitions into the practical reasoning of an agent is motivated by the need for effective coordination mechanisms in open system...

Success on the licensure examination, NCLEX-PN, is a fundamental outcome criterion for practical nursing programs as well as a state requirement for professional practice. Nurse educators and administrators have an interest in identifying factors that predict success on the licensure examination. This study examined demographic, pre-admission, and programmatic variables to determine their predi...

the present paper aims to refine the conditions of authority of ‘religionist conduct’ and its position among imamī evidences of inference. the study seeks to eliminate the shortcomings existing in former principle sources through collecting and disciplining relevant fragmented discussions. the first discussion explains the conditions of authority of religionist conduct based on a comparative ap...

this volume is the first complete roadmap to integrative nursing, providing a step-by-step guide to assess and clinically treat conditions through a variety of combined methodologies including wellness, lifestyle enhancement, and nutrition. this text puts forth both the skills and theoretical frameworks for multidisciplinary leaders to consider and implement integrative healthcare strategies wi...

Matt Weiner Department of Philosophy University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Abstract In Knowledge and Lotteries, Hawthorne argues for a view on which whether a speaker knows that p depends on whether her practical environment makes it appropriate for her to use p in practical reasoning. It may seem that this view yields a straightforward account of why knowledge is important, based on the role of k...

In this paper we discuss how a computational version of argumentation involving practical reasoning can be applied to the domain of e-democracy. We begin with a discussion of practical reasoning in general and we draw attention to differences between practical reasoning and reasoning about beliefs. We suggest that practical arguments should be treated as a species of presumptive reasoning, best...

Anticipatory reasoning engine is an indispensable component for computing anticipatory systems. In practical computing anticipatory systems, the efficiency of anticipatory reasoning engine is a key issue to satisfy the real-time requirements from applications. FreeEnCal: a forward reasoning engine for general-purpose purpose is a hopeful candidate for anticipatory reasoning engines. However, th...