There is a variety of strong Local Linearization (LL) schemes for the numerical integration of stochastic differential equations with additive noise, which differ with respect to the algorithm that is used in the numerical ...

Brazilian Portuguese needs a Wordnet that is open access, downloadable and changeable, so that it can be improved by the community interested in using it for knowledge representation and automated deduction. This kind of ...

The increasing use of Web for both scholarly publishing and information retrieval emphasizes the need for mechanisms to support efficient indexing and effective information retrieval. Manual indexing and knowledge ...

In this paper we present the algebra of contextualized ontologies and an approach to specify context-aware systems. The algebra is designed to support context moddeling and aims at the specification of modular and scalable ...

Outliers are observations that appear to be inconsistent with the others. Also called atypical, extreme or aberrant values, these inconsistencies can be caused, for instance, by political changes or economic crises, ...

The ectoparasitic mite Varroa destructor that parasitize honey bees has become a global problem. Although this mite is unlikely to, by itself, cause the mortality of hives, it plays an important role as a vector for many ...

Nesta dissertação discutiremos modelos e métodos de soluções de programação estocástica para resolver problemas de ALM em fundos de pensão. Apresentaremos o modelo de (Drijver et al.), baseado na programação estocástica ...

A inflação é um dos indicadores mais relevantes da saúde econômica de um país, assim como o PIB e taxa de desemprego, uma vez que influencia decisões sobre investimento e políticas públicas e econômicas de curto e longo ...