In this paper, we study the operational semantics of agent communication languages.We develop a basic multi-agent programming language for systems of concurrently operating agents, into which agent communication languages can be integrated. In this language, each agent has a mental state comprised of an informational component and a motivational component; interaction between the agents proceed...

This work outlines the design process of a user centered learning object repository. A repository should foster the development and acquisition of both generic and specific informational competencies. The results of the first stage of the user centered design process are presented which provide a clear understanding of user and task requirements and the context of use. A user study was conducte...

A two-dimensional shadow may encompass more information than its corresponding three-dimensional object. If we rotate the object, we achieve a pool of observed shadows from different angulations, gradients, shapes and variable length contours that make it possible for us to increase our available information. Starting from this simple observation, we show how informational entropies might turn ...

This paper is a continuation of my previous work on informational confidence. The main idea of this technique is to normalize confidence values from different sources in such a way that they match their informational content determined by their performance in an application domain. This reduces classifier combination to a simple integration of information. The proposed method has shown good res...

investigations concerning the higher level activities of the cerebellar cortex in regard to psychoneurosis have revealed quite different point of views as compared to early pioneers in this field such as freud. systematic approach to informational processing as one of the higher level functions of cerebellar cortex plays an influencial part of the genesis of psychoneurosis. there are some simil...

this paper examines the relationship between accounting conservatism and informational content of earnings using data of 167 firms listed on the tehran stock exchange during 2004-2013. accounting conservatism is measured based on khan and watts' (2009) model and feltham and ohlsson (1995) price model and easton and hariss (1991) return models were used to evaluate the informational content...

The paper describes the informational nature of consciousness by which the meaning is coming into existence in the form of meaningful information. The system of informational consciouness is derived recursively and then interpreted in various ways formalistically, linguistically, graph-like and geometrically. Informational axioms shape the basic philosophy of the informational, determining the ...