Human languages can be seen as socially evolved systems that have been structured to optimize information flow in communication. In particular, it appears that communication proceeds both more efficiently and more smoothly when information is distributed evenly across the linguistic signal. In previous work (Ramscar et al. 2013), we used tools from information theory to examine how naming syste...

This work proposes a Certification Authorities organization in order to achieve secure open communications. The report considers current international ongoing works as well as existing practices. Actually, our work tries to solve the present shortcomings when trying to organize a hierarchical CAs structure based on a naming hierarchy. The proposal focuses in the idea of having certification and...

Human languages can be seen as socially evolved systems that have been structured to optimize information flow in communication. Communication appears to proceed both more efficiently and more fluently when information is distributed evenly across the linguistic signal. In previous work (Ramscar et al., 2013), we used tools from information theory to examine how naming systems evolved to meet t...

In English, the word ’animal’ applies to both humans and non-human animals; in Indonesian, the word (’hewan’) does not apply to humans. In this study, English and Indonesian speakers made yes/no class-inclusion judgments for statements about animals. An interesting pattern was found among Indonesian (but not English) speakers: 9-year-olds agreed that mammals are animals and denied that humans a...

aphasia is prevalent in people following stroke, which can have a significant impact on the quality of life of the patients with stroke. one of the new methods for treatment of patients with aphasia is constraint‑induced aphasia therapy (ciat). the aim of this study was to investigate the efficacy of ciat on naming deficits in individuals with chronic aphasia. this study had a prospective, sing...

Distributed teams working across organizational boundaries often experience difficulties in sharing digital materials that are essential to their work. Although work deliverables require content co-production and exchange, we find that differing sociotechnical practices, user access restrictions to file servers and divergent naming and filing practices impede smooth workflow operations. In this...

Two kinds of discourse typically define scientific productions: logical (epistemology of science) and rhetorical (sociology of science). We suggest that research projects can also be analyzed as poetical productions. While rhetorical strategies anticipate controversies and deploy techniques to defend projects and findings, poetical practices deepen the cultural and symbolic dimensions of techno...