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Tensor products of finitely cocomplete and abelian categories
The purpose of this article is to study the existence of Deligne's tensor
product of abelian categories by comparing it with the well-known ten- sor
product of finitely cocomplete categories. The main result states that the
former exists precisely when the latter is an abelian category, and moreover in
this case both tensor products coincide. An example of two abelian categories
whose Deligne tensor product does not exist is given.Comment: 14 page
Lax orthogonal factorisation systems
This paper introduces lax orthogonal algebraic weak factorisation systems on
2-categories and describes a method of constructing them. This method rests in
the notion of simple 2-monad, that is a generalisation of the simple
reflections studied by Cassidy, H\'ebert and Kelly. Each simple 2-monad on a
finitely complete 2-category gives rise to a lax orthogonal algebraic weak
factorisation system, and an example of a simple 2-monad is given by completion
under a class of colimits. The notions of KZ lifting operation, lax natural
lifting operation and lax orthogonality between morphisms are studied.Comment: 59 page
Consciosusness in Cognitive Architectures. A Principled Analysis of RCS, Soar and ACT-R
This report analyses the aplicability of the principles of consciousness developed in the ASys project to three of the most relevant cognitive architectures. This is done in relation to their aplicability to build integrated control systems and studying their support for general mechanisms of real-time consciousness.\ud
To analyse these architectures the ASys Framework is employed. This is a conceptual framework based on an extension for cognitive autonomous systems of the General Systems Theory (GST).\ud
A general qualitative evaluation criteria for cognitive architectures is established based upon: a) requirements for a cognitive architecture, b) the theoretical framework based on the GST and c) core design principles for integrated cognitive conscious control systems
Hopf measuring comonoids and enrichment
We study the existence of universal measuring comonoids for a pair
of monoids , in a braided monoidal closed category, and the associated
enrichment of a category of monoids over the monoidal category of comonoids. In
symmetric categories, we show that if is a bimonoid and is a
commutative monoid, then is a bimonoid; in addition, if is a
cocommutative Hopf monoid then always is Hopf. If is a Hopf
monoid, not necessarily cocommutative, then is Hopf if the fundamental
theorem of comodules holds; to prove this we give an alternative description of
the dualizable -comodules and use the theory of Hopf (co)monads. We
explore the examples of universal measuring comonoids in vector spaces and
graded spaces.Comment: 30 pages. Version 2: re-arrangement of material; expansion of
previous section 6, splitting into current sections 6,7,8; fix of graded
algebras example, section 11; appendix removed; other minor fixes and edit
Principles for Consciousness in Integrated Cognitive Control
In this article we will argue that given certain conditions for the evolution of bi- \ud
ological controllers, these will necessarily evolve in the direction of incorporating \ud
consciousness capabilities. We will also see what are the necessary mechanics for \ud
the provision of these capabilities and extrapolate this vision to the world of artifi- \ud
cial systems postulating seven design principles for conscious systems. This article \ud
was published in the journal Neural Networks special issue on brain and conscious- \ud
ness
Knowledge and performance in innovative firms: An analysis of district and inter-district effects
ABSTRACT The first aim of the paper is to analyze the presence of knowledge in innovative firms located in industrial districts (ID) in order to contrast it with this kind of firm located in non industrial districts areas (NID). This approach assumes the presence of an industrial district effect, i.e., the presumption of a better performance of knowledge and economic results in the first group of firms. Second, we have attempted to identify the existence of interdistrict effect, i.e., the emergence of gaps in knowledge of innovative firms located in ID with different technological intensity. For both purposes we have chosen the Valencian ID in Spain. Besides, with the introduction of innovative firms as units of analysis we have assumed that: a) They reflect a superior use of knowledge resources as inputs for business innovation generation and b) Their greatest use of such resources facilitate the absorption of knowledge spillovers that flow through the district. The empirical analysis has used an unprecedented database containing information of 5,553 innovative companies we have found in the region. The mean analysis applied has allowed us to identify the variables with statistically significant differences, as a preliminary step to isolate the groups of firms with more pronounced central values. The results have shown the presence of differences characterizing differently innovative companies of ID and NID as well as the groups of innovative firms belonging to districts of different technological level. In the first case the superiority of innovative companies has not arisen and, consequently, we cannot confirm the existence of a district effect. Nevertheless, we have detected some evidence of inter-industrial effect in the gradation performance of innovation firms of shoes, textiles and tales.
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