The way coca “speaks”

A word of caution on the Coca-Cola way.

Botswana Speaks Parliamentary Initiative: Paving the Way Towards Better Constituency Services in Botswana

Recognizing the long-standing traditions of democratic consultation at the local level in Botswana and the leading role of ICT (Information and Communication Technology) tools in participation and decision-making processes, this paper focuses on a real-life case study that matches the implementation of an innovative ICT tool that allows citizens to participate in online and offline consultation...

Who speaks for the microbes?

In discussing emerging infectious diseases, the focus is often on the clinical effects of the host-parasite relationship, i.e., the impact on the health and survival of humans and animals, rather than the examination of the biology of the pathogen. It seems fitting to take a moment to reflect on how pathogens " got that way in the first place. " Thus, while we discuss emerging infections, it is...

The children of mama coca: coca, cocaine and the fate of harm reduction in South America.

The paper reviews the main findings from substance misuse research carried out over the last two decades in South America looking at the main initiatives aimed at reducing drug related harm and curbing the spread of HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted and blood-borne diseases. The current challenges faced by harm reduction in the region are analysed from the perspective of the history of co...

Golog Speaks the BDI Language

In this paper, we relate two of the most well developed approaches to agent-oriented programming, namely, BDI (Belief-Desire-Intention) style programming and “Golog-like” high-level programming. In particular, we show how “Golog-like” programming languages can be used to develop BDI-style agent systems. The contribution of this paper is twofold. First, it demonstrates how practical agent system...