This paper addresses a theme which is common to a number of IMS endeavours, namely that of managing and achieving production goals within a co-operative manufacturing framework. The work is particularly relevant to developments in the IMS Holonic Manufacturing Systems (HMS) and Next Generation Manufacturing System (NGMS) Projects. A study of academic and practical methods for goal and task deco...

Abstract A highly important societal aspect of language use are pragmatic creative acts and interactions. The ability to, through multimodal interaction, create something new, is primordial for human sociality. In this paper, I propose a theoretical model that enables detailed analysis situated co-operative actions as these naturally emerge in interactional situations. First, develop the by ext...

the study examined the socio-economic and farm level characteristics influencing adoption of rice production technologies in lavun local government area of niger state, nigeria. a total of 76 farmers were randomly selected from 24 villages and data were collected using interview schedule. descriptive statistics, adoption index and discriminate analysis were used to analyze data. the result reve...

The dominant late twentieth century model of land use segregated agricultural production from areas managed for biodiversity conservation. This module is no longer adequate in much of the world. The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment confirmed that agriculture has dramatically increased its ecological footprint. Rural communities depend on key components of biodiversity and ecosystem services that...