We propose in this paper a new approach for learning predicate deenitions from examples and an initial theory. The particularity of this approach consists in inventing a new predicate at most steps of learning; once the learning task is ended, most invented predicates are removed by unfolding techniques. Nevertheless, some predicates remain in the learned deenitions, either because they enable ...

BACKGROUND As a by-product of tropical fruit juice industry, passion fruit peel is a valuable functional food. It is rich in antioxidants. To determine its potential antioxidant properties of passion fruit peel, this study aimed to evaluate the effect of extraction conditions on total phenolic content and antioxidant activity. METHODS The extraction conditions were selected from different per...

Passion is a strong inclination toward an activity that people like and find important, characterized by harmonious passion and obsessive passion. This study aims to provide a psychometric evaluation of the Italian version of the Passion Scale developed by Vallerand and colleagues, applied to work. To assess the factorial validity of the Italian scale, an exploratory factor analysis (N = 101) a...

Background Over the past two decades, state policies and industrial associations have challenged engineering educators to expand training of future engineers beyond technical competencies broader domain professional skills development, with one key aspect being leadership. Purpose This study adopted four capabilities (4-Cap) model, which views leadership as a set capabilities—sensemaking, relat...

Background and aims Recently, empirical research has linked obsessive passion to the etiology of exercise addiction, and the conceptual reason behind the fact that the latter is more prevalent in athletes than leisure exercisers has been challenged. The aim of this study was to determine the link between exercise addiction and harmonious passion, obsessive passion, and dedication to sports, in ...

Endurance sports are booming, with sports passionates of varying skills and expertise battering city streets and back roads on their weekly or daily exercise rounds. The investments required for performing in endurance exercise are nevertheless considerable, and passion for their sport might explain the efforts endurance athletes are willing to make. Passion may be defined as a strong motivatio...

Summa Phytopathol., Botucatu, v. 40, n. 2, p. 134-140, 2014 The purple passionfruit plant, Passiflora edulis Sims, ranks second in fruit exportation in Colombia, and its main destination is the European market. However, its production is affected by several diseases, including fusariosis. This paper presents the histopathological features of different tissues affected by the pathogens Fusarium ...

Colombia is the third largest passion fruit producer of world after Brazil and Ecuador. The aim was to develop possible solutions increase added value for produced by small medium sized farms in Colombia, developing a product that easy produce farmers. raw Passion fruits were used as efficient reduce waste. Two formulas are presented below, Formula A with juice only B pulp (juice seeds). Both u...

Objectives: To examine the interplay between harmonious and obsessive passion and aggressive behavior in sports. It was hypothesized that players who are obsessively-passionate about basketball should report higher levels of aggressive behaviors than harmoniously-passionate players in general, and especially under self threat. Methods: Using the Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al. (200...