This paper describes a universal storage structure (a dialectic storage structure), which is settled between relational and hierarchical approach. It aims to marry XML files with the TID concept and rowwith column-oriented storage. We support at first glance only nesting level of proper collections of two. Therefore, records are in general greater than in relational model (clustering of data wi...

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to improve communication skills and knowledge of bioethics of last year medical students doing clerkship and to evaluate the effectiveness of using workshops for this purpose from students’ point of view, in order to continue such programs in future. Methods: After Ethical approval for the study a two-day workshop on teaching effective communication s...

Killer applications, such as Excel and other ones, may be retrospectively considered as potential excellent Learning Environments in different specific domains and also in meta-cognitive skills even if there was no learning intention neither in the designer nor in the user. We present here a patented methodology for knowledge acquisition and construction widely and successfully used for five ye...

Models are constructed that satisfy each dialectical scheme TAS1, TAS2, TAS3. Significantly different finite models that satisfy TAS1 and TAS2, a denumerable model that satisfies schemes TASi, i = 1, 2, 3 and an infinite hyperfinite model, with a single antithesis, that satisfies TAS1 and TAS2 are defined. It is shown that no finite model satisfies TAS3. Mathematics Subject Classifications 03B2...

Formal dialectic systems have been suggested as a means to model inter-agent communication in multi-agent systems. The formal dialectic systems of Hamblin are practical models for the computational implementation of such a system of argumentative dialogue. This paper introduces a formal framework for the specification of Hamblintype systems that has a range of benefits for theoretical work in t...