a module $m$ is said to be coretractable if there exists a nonzero homomorphism of every nonzero factor of $m$ into $m$. we prove that all right (left) modules over a ring are coretractable if and only if the ring is morita equivalent to a finite product of local right and left perfect rings.

The paper addresses the problem of on-line monitoring and diagnosis of multi-robot systems. These tasks are performed by a Diagnostic Module whose high-level architecture is introduced: the on-line monitoring exploits a model of the system (robots + environment) based on automata. An assessment of the system status is performed during the monitoring phase, while a high-level interpretation of t...

We have built the first version of ScriptViz v.1.0 that allows users to visualize their screenplays in real time via animated graphics. Our system consists of a text understanding module, a high-level planning module and a scene generator. The user can input a screenplay as a set of well-formed English sentences via a graphic user interface. The text understanding module interprets the input se...

Primeness on modules can be defined by prime elements in a suitable partially ordered groupoid. Using a product on the lattice of submodules L(M) of a module M defined in [3] we revise the concept of prime modules in this sense. Those modules M for which L(M) has no nilpotent elements have been studied by Jirasko and they coincide with Zelmanowitz’ “weakly compressible” modules. In particular w...

This paper presents a decision support system for automatic keep-clear signs management. The system consists of several modules. First of all, an acquisition module obtains images using a vehicle equipped with two recording cameras. A recognition module, which is based on Support Vector Machines (SVMs), analyzes each image and decides if there is a keep-clear sign in it. The images with keep-cl...

There are a variety of methods available to detect modern Linux kernel module rootkits. However, most existing methods rely on system specific a priori knowledge for full detection functionality. Either (a) some application must be installed when the system is deployed, as is typical with host based intrusion detection, or (b) system metrics must be saved to a secure location when the system is...

The intelligent personal assistant software such as the Apple’s Siri and Samsung’s S-Voice has been issued these days. This paper introduces a novel Spoken Language Understanding (SLU) module to predict user’s intention for determining system actions of the intelligent personal assistant software. The SLU module usually consists of several connected recognition tasks on a pipeline framework, wh...

The decline of pollinators may alter the complex system interactions that they establish with flowering plants, potential negative consequences on both partners. Within this context, network analysis be a useful tool to study ecological properties plant-pollinator and evaluate outcomes conservation actions. Three measures were implemented within European LIFE + PP-ICON project support local pol...

We propose in this paper an approach for recognising either isolated individual, group of people or crowd behaviours in the context of visual surveillance of metro scenes using multiple cameras. In this context, a behaviour recognition module relies on a vision module composed of three tasks: (a) motion detection and frame to frame tracking, (b) multiple cameras combination and (c) long term tr...

In this paper we present a novel robot navigation system aimed at testing hypotheses about the roles of key brain areas in foraging behavior of rats. The key components of the control network are: 1. a Hippocampus inspired module for spatial localization based on associations between sensory inputs and places; 2. an Amygdala inspired module for the association of values with places and sensory ...