Note: Title Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Arithmetic and Distance-Based Approach to the Statistical Analysis of Imprecisely Valued Data -- Introduction -- Summary of Recent Results on Metrics and Simulations Concerning Imprecisely-valued Data -- Summary of Recent Results on Inferences about Means and Fr´echet's Variances, and on a More Robust Central Tendency Measure for Imprecisely-valued Data -- Summary of Recent Results on Regression Analysis with Imprecisely-valued Data -- Summary of Recent Results on Clustering/Classification of Imprecisely-valued Data -- SAFD (Statistical Analysis of Fuzzy Data) R Package -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Linear Regression Analysis for Interval-valued Data Based on Set Arithmetic: A Review -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Random Intervals -- Simple Interval Linear Models Based on Set Arithmetic -- Simple Basic Linear Model without Constraints: Gil et al. (2002) -- Simple Basic Linear Model with Constraints: Gonz´alez-Rodr´ıguez et al. (2007) -- Simple Flexible Linear Model M: Blanco-Fern´andez et al. (2011) -- Comparative Study -- Real-life Example -- Simulation Studies -- Conclusions -- References -- Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for the Parameters of a Linear Regression Model with Fuzzy Random Variables -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- A Linear Regression Model with LR Fuzzy Variables -- Estimation Problem -- Bootstrap Confidence Intervals -- Empirical Results -- Simulation Studies -- A Real-case Study -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- On the Estimation of the Regression Model M for Interval Data -- Introduction -- The Model M for Random Intervals -- Estimation of the Model M -- Applications: A Comparative Study -- Conclusions -- References -- Hybrid Least-Squares Regression Modelling Using Confidence Bounds -- Introduction -- A Review on Hybrid Fuzzy Linear Least-squares Regression. , Weighted Fuzzy Arithmetic -- Hybrid Multiple Fuzzy Least Squares Regression -- Confidence Interval-based Approach -- Confidence Interval on Coefficients -- Prediction Interval on a Single Predicted Response -- Experimental Studies -- Experiments on Regression Coefficients -- Experiments on Predicted Values -- Conclusions -- References -- Testing the Variability of Interval Data: An Application to Tidal Fluctuation -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- One-sample Tests for the Variance of a Random Interval -- Simulation Studies -- Application to Tidal Fluctuations -- Conclusions -- References -- Comparing the Medians of a Random Interval Defined by Means of Two Different L1 Metrics -- Introduction and Motivation -- The Space of Intervals Kc(R): Preliminaries -- The Median of a Random Interval Defined Through an L1 Metric -- The Comparison between the dH,θ-median and the ρ1-median of a Random Interval -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Comparing the Representativeness of the 1-norm Median for Likert and Free-response Fuzzy Scales -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Empirical Comparative Study between Likert and Fuzzy Numbers Scales: The Mean (Absolute) Error Associated with the Median -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Fuzzy Probability Distributions in Reliability Analysis, Fuzzy HPD-regions, and Fuzzy Predictive Distributions -- Introduction -- Fuzzy Lifetimes -- Bayesian Reliability Analysis -- Likelihood Function for Fuzzy Data -- Bayes' Theorem for Fuzzy A-priori Distribution and Fuzzy Data -- Generalized Fuzzy HPD-regions -- Fuzzy Predictive Densities -- Conclusion -- References -- SAFD - An R Package for Statistical Analysis of Fuzzy Data -- Introduction -- Notation and Preliminaries -- Functionality of the SAFD Package -- Basic Functions -- Sample Generation, Frequency and Histogram -- Further Functions in SAFD -- Future Work. , References -- Statistical Reasoning with Set-Valued Information: Ontic vs. Epistemic Views -- Introduction -- Ontic vs. Epistemic Sets -- Random Sets vs. Ill-known Random Variables -- When the Meaning of the Model Affects Results -- Conditioning Random Sets -- Empirical Variance for Random Interval Data -- Different Interpretations of a Fuzzy Set -- Various Notions of Random Fuzzy Sets -- Epistemic vs. Ontic Interval Data Processing -- Conclusion -- References -- Pricing of Catastrophe Bond in Fuzzy Framework -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Fuzzy and Interval Arithmetic -- Stochastic and Financial Preliminaries -- Catastrophe Bonds -- Catastrophe Bond with Stepwise Payoff Function -- Pricing of Catastrophe Bonds -- General Formula -- The Vasicek Interest Rate Model -- The Merton Interest Rate Model -- Numerical Examples of Fuzzy Approach -- Conclusions -- References -- Convergence of Heuristic-based Estimators of the GARCH Model -- Introduction -- Convergence of Heuristic-based Estimators -- GARCH Extensions -- Asymmetric GARCH -- GARCH(p.q) -- Conclusions -- References -- Lasso-type and Heuristic Strategies in Model Selection and Forecasting -- Introduction -- Model Selection Methods -- Lasso-type Strategies -- Heuristic Optimization Methods -- Monte-Carlo Study -- Application to Leading Business Cycle Indicators in Germany and Russia -- Conclusions -- References -- Streaming-Data Selection for Gaussian-Process Modelling -- Introduction -- Modelling with Gaussian Processes -- Streaming-data Selection -- Experiments and Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Change Detection Based on the Distribution of p-Values -- Introduction -- Multiple Testing -- Meta p-values -- Experimental Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Advanced Analysis of Dynamic Graphs in Social and Neural Networks -- Introduction -- Social Network Analysis. , Butterworth Filtering -- Data Sets -- Applying the Filter to the Data -- Evaluation -- Improvements -- Summary -- Analysis of Functional Connectivity Networks -- Functional Connectivity -- Brain Graphs -- Experiments -- Correlation Analysis -- Summary -- Conclusions -- References -- Fuzzy Hyperinference-Based Pattern Recognition -- Introduction -- Fuzzy Rule-based Hyperinference for Pattern Recognition -- Pattern Recognition based on Takagi-Sugeno (T-S) Reasoning Procedure -- Linear and Piece-wise Linear Programming Problems for T-S Procedure Rule Weights -- Application of Hyperinference-based Pattern Recognition Procedures for Classification of Human Posture -- Visualization of Human Posture Stability -- Protocol of Physical Experiments -- Hyperinference-based Pattern Recognition Problem Formulation for Classification of Histograms of Human Posture -- Results of A, B, C Experiments -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Dynamic Data-Driven Fuzzy Modeling of Software Reliability Growth -- Introduction -- Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Rule Base of Software Reliability Growth -- TS Model Description of Software Reliability Growth -- Multi-stage Model Description of Software Reliability Growth -- Model Identification -- Structure Identification -- Parameter Estimation -- Real Time Model Identification -- Benchmark Model Development -- Conclusion -- References -- Dynamic Texture Recognition Based on Compression Artifacts -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Dynamic Texture Classification -- Video Quality Assessment -- Classification -- Proposed Approach -- Extracting Features -- Basic Features for Video Classification -- Experiments and Results -- Data Set -- Classification -- Conclusion -- References -- The Hubness Phenomenon: Fact or Artifact? -- Introduction -- Measuring Hubness -- Data Generation -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions -- References. , Proximity-Based Reference Resolution to Improve Text Retrieval -- Introduction -- Beyond Observed Term Frequency -- Proximity-based Coreference Resolution -- Query Type Identification -- Anaphoric Frequency of Query Terms -- Experiments -- Experimental Setup -- Evaluation of Query Type Identification -- Retrieval Performance on the Test Queries -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Derivation of Linguistic Summaries is Inherently Difficult: Can Association Rule Mining Help? -- Introduction -- Linguistic Summaries via Fuzzy Logic with Linguistic Quantifiers -- A Natural Relation between Linguistic Summaries and Fuzzy Querying - A Protoform based Analysis -- Linguistic Summaries and Association Rules: An Intrinsic Relationship -- Mining Fuzzy Association Rules by using a Fuzzy Querying Interface -- Remarks on an Implementation -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Mining Local Connectivity Patterns in fMRI Data -- Introduction -- Notions of Activity -- Local Connectivity Measures -- Data and Preprocessing -- Results for Test Data -- Results for Real Data -- Discussion, Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Fuzzy Clustering based on Coverings -- Introduction -- Coverings for Non-transitive Crisp Relations -- Coverings for Fuzzy Clustering -- Gradual Coverings -- Fuzzy Clustering -- Relation to the Study by Bezdek and Harris -- Transitivity -- Convex Decompositions -- Complexity -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Decision and Regression Trees in the Context of Attributes with Different Granularity Levels -- Introduction -- Brute Force vs. an Integrated Approach to Granularity Level Selection -- Background on MDL, Regression Trees and Granularity Levels -- The Minimum Description Length Principle (MDL) -- Regression and Decision Trees -- The Meaning of Data Granularity. , Constructing Regression Trees in the Context of Attributes with Different Levels of Granularity.

Note: Title Page -- Preface -- Members of Committees -- Contents -- Prior Knowledge in the Classification of Biomedical Data -- Introduction -- Classification Algorithms -- PriorKnowledge -- A Case Study -- Conclusion -- References -- Estimation of a Simple Genetic Algorithm Applied to a Laboratory Experiment -- Introduction -- Experiment: Setting and Results -- Genetic Algorithm -- Estimation: Procedure and Results -- Conclusions -- References -- A Comparison of Robust Methods for Pareto Tail Modeling in the Case of Laeken Indicators -- Introduction -- Selected Laeken Indicators -- Quintile Share Ratio -- Gini Coefficient -- Pareto Tail Modeling -- Hill Estimator -- Weighted Maximum Likelihood (WML) Estimator -- referred to [7, 8].3.3 -- Simulation Study -- Conclusions and Outlook -- References -- R Code for Hausdorff and Simplex Dispersion Orderings in the 2D Case -- The Introduction -- Data -- Hausdorff Dispersion Ordering -- Simplex Dispersion Ordering -- References -- On Some Confidence Regions to Estimate a Linear Regression Model for Interval Data -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Linear Regression Model M -- Least Squares Estimation of Model M -- Bootstrap Confidence Regions for the Regression Parameters -- Simulation Studies -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Possibilistic Coding: Error Detection vs. Error Correction -- Introduction -- Distinguishability and Confusability -- Two Equivalent Approaches to Coding -- Even Couples in Error Detection -- References -- Coherent Correction for Conditional Probability Assessments with R -- Introduction -- Conditional Probabilities and Discrepancy Measure -- Coherent Correction with R -- Examples -- Conclusions -- References -- Inferential Rules for Weak Graphoid -- Introduction -- Weak Graphoid -- Generalized Inference Rules -- Closure through a Generalization of Co, CoR and In -- References. , Fast Factorization of Probability Trees and Its Application to Recursive Trees Learning -- Introduction -- Recursive Probability Trees -- Algorithm for Quick Probability Trees Decomposition -- Exact Decomposition -- Approximate Decomposition -- Experimental Evaluation -- Conclusions -- References -- Option Pricing in Incomplete Markets Based on Partial Information -- Introduction -- Single-Period Models with m Stocks -- Discrepancy Measure -- Selection of a Risk-Neutral Probability -- Conclusion -- References -- Lorenz Curves of extrema -- Introduction -- Lorenz Curves -- Stochastic Orderings -- RiskMeasures -- General Deviation Measures -- Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Likelihood in a Possibilistic and Probabilistic Context: A Comparison -- Introduction -- Coherent Conditional Possibility Assessments -- Likelihood as Point and Set Function -- Conclusions -- References -- Nonparametric Predictive Inference for Order Statistics of Future Observations -- Introduction -- NPI forOrderStatistics -- Comparing Two Groups -- References -- Expected Pair-Wise Comparison of the Outcomes of a Fuzzy Random Variable -- Introduction -- Dissimilitude Measures for Pairs of Fuzzy Sets -- Expected Pair-Wise Comparison of a Fuzzy Random Variable -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- The Behavioral Meaning of the Median -- Introduction -- Sets of Desirable Gambles and Partial Preference Orderings -- Generalized Statistical Preference -- Behavioral Interpretation of the Median -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Functional Classification and the Random Tukey Depth. Practical Issues -- Introduction -- Distribution and Number of Vectors for the Random Tukey Depth in Practice -- The Procedure in Practice -- Conclusions -- References -- On Concordance Measures and Copulas with Fractal Support -- General Introduction and Motivation. , Preliminaries about Copulas with Fractal Support -- A Singular Copula with Fractal Support and Hausdorff Dimension 2 -- Tail Dependence for C_r -- Concordance Measures for C_r -- References -- Factorisation Properties of the Strong Product -- Introduction -- Coherent Lower Previsions -- Factorisation Conditions -- The Strong Product -- Conclusions -- References -- Hadamard Majorants for the Convex Order and Applications -- Introduction -- MainResult -- Applications: Harmonic Functions and the Dirichlet Problem -- References -- How to Avoid LEM Cycles in Mutual Rank Probability Relations -- Introduction -- Posets, MRP Relations and LEM Cycles -- Minimum Cutting Levels for Posets of Size n ≤ 13 -- Conclusion -- References -- Functional Inequalities Characterizing the Frank Family of Copulas -- Introduction -- Cycle-Transitivity of Reciprocal Relations -- Generating Transitive Reciprocal Relations from Random Vectors -- Solving the Family of Inequalities -- Reciprocal Relations Generated by Frank m-Copulas -- References -- Recent Developments in Censored, Non-Markov Multi-State Models -- Introduction -- Non-Markov Transition Probabilities -- Testing the Markov Assumption -- References -- Maximum Likelihood from Evidential Data: An Extension of the EM Algorithm -- Introduction -- The EM Algorithm -- Generalized Likelihood Function -- The Evidential EM Algorithm -- Normal Mean and Variance Estimation -- Conclusion -- References -- A Decision Rule for Imprecise Probabilities Based on Pair-Wise Comparison of Expectation Bounds -- Introduction -- Imprecise Probabilities and Decision Rules -- Rules Inducing a Complete Order -- Rules Inducing a Partial Order -- The New Decision Rule -- Relations with Complete Ordering Rules -- Relations with Partial Ordering Rules -- Conclusion -- References -- Handling Bipolar Knowledge with Credal Sets. , Introduction -- Handling Bipolar Information with Credal Sets -- Collecting and Representing Bipolar Information -- Merging Bipolar Information -- Revising Knowledge with new Pieces of Information -- Illustrative Examples -- p-Boxes -- Probability Intervals -- Conclusion -- References -- Coherent Upper Conditional Previsions and Their Integral Representation with Respect to Hausdorff Outer Measures -- Introduction -- Coherent Upper Conditional Previsions Defined with Respect to Hausdorff Outer Measures -- Uniqueness of the Representing Set Function for Coherent Upper Conditional Previsions -- Conclusions -- References -- Statistical Inference with Belief Functions and Possibility Measures: A Discussion of Basic Assumptions -- Introduction -- The Generalized Bayes Theorem for Belief Functions -- Computing the Posterior Belief Function from Likelihoods -- Critiques of the GBT -- Statistical Inference in Possibility Theory -- Conclusion -- References -- Representation of Exchangeable Sequences by Means of Copulas -- Introduction -- The Representation -- References -- Area-Level Time Models for Small Area Estimation of Poverty Indicators -- Area-Level Linear Time Model -- Estimation of Poverty Indicators -- References -- Flood Analysis: On the Automation of the Geomorphological-Historical Method -- Introduction -- Analyzing the Flood Frequency with Geomorphological-Historical Information -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Geometric Sampling: An Approach to Uncertainty in High Dimensional Spaces -- Inverse Problems and Uncertainty -- Model Reduction Techniques -- Computing Uncertainty in High Dimensional Spaces -- The Geometric Sampling Approach -- Example: A Subsurface Resistivity Image -- Conclusions -- References -- Inverse Problems and Model Reduction Techniques -- Inverse Problems and Uncertainty. , Parameter Reduction via Orthogonal Transformations -- Principal Component Analysis (PCA) -- Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) -- The Discrete Cosine Transform (DCT) -- The Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) -- Multiscale Inversion -- Application to an Oil Reservoir Problem -- References -- A Linearity Test for a Simple Regression Model with LR Fuzzy Response -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- A Linear Regression Model and a Nonparametric Model with LR Fuzzy Random Response and Real Explanatory Variables -- A Linearity Bootstrap Test -- Empirical Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Soft Methods in Robust Statistics -- Introduction -- Robust Regression -- Regression M Estimates -- Regression S Estimates -- Regression MM Estimates -- Hard Rejection of Outliers for Regression -- Partial Robust Regression -- Soft versus Hard Rejection: A Simulation Study -- References -- S-Statistics and Their Basic Properties -- Introduction -- S-Statistics -- κ-index -- Asymptotic Distribution of S-statistics -- Conclusions -- References -- Particle Swarm Optimization and Inverse Problems -- Particle Swarm Optimization Applied to Inverse Problems -- Uncertainty or Why We Should Explore the Search Space -- The Consistency of the PSO Family -- How to Achieve Exploration: The Cloud Algorithms -- Advantages and Drawbacks of Particle Swarm Optimization -- References -- Linear Approximations to the Power Function of Robust Tests -- Introduction -- The von Mises Expansion of a Functional -- A Linear Approximation to the Power Function of a Test -- HuberLocationTest -- Fixed-Carriers Model Based on the Huber Estimator -- References -- Decision Support for Evolving Clustering -- Introduction -- GK Clustering -- Evolving Clustering Based on GK Algorithm -- Decission Support Procedure -- Data Set Example and Discussion -- Conclusion -- References. , On Jaffray's Decision Model for Belief Functions.

Note: Title -- Contents -- Editorial on "Semantic Hyper/Multimedia Adaptation: Schemes and Applications" -- Chapter 1: Semantics Acquisition and Usage -- An Individual Differences Approach in Designing Ontologies for Efficient Personalization -- Introduction -- Individual Differences as User Modeling Factors -- Cognitive Abilities -- Incorporating Cognitive Factors into Personalized Web Environments -- Technical and Design Considerations -- Ontology-Based Web Content Annotations -- A First Step in Individualizing Ontologies -- Empirical Findings on Mapping Web-Content on Individual Differences -- Experiment I -- Experiment II -- Experiment III -- Discussion -- References -- Formal Methods in High-Level and System Synthesis -- Introduction -- The Scheduling Task -- Allocation and Binding Tasks -- Early High-Level Synthesis -- Mature High-Level Synthesis -- Considering Interconnect Area and Delay -- Synthesis for Testability -- Synthesis for Low Energy -- Issues of Controller (FSM) vs Datapath Tradeoffs -- HLS Internal Formats -- The Intermediate Predicate Format -- A Formal HLS Compiler -- The CCC Design Flow -- Back-End Compiler Transformations -- Inference Logic and High-Level Synthesis Transformations Validated with XML -- The Web Interface -- Generation of Hardware Accelerators -- The PARCS Optimizer -- Generated Accelerator Architectures -- Accelerator Execution System -- Experimental Results and Evaluation of the Formal Hardware Compilation Methodology -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Vision Based Semantic Analysis of Surveillance Videos -- Introduction -- Surveillance Videos Characteristics -- Literature Review -- Motion Analysis -- Object Tracking -- Visual Analysis -- Object and Event Classification -- Vision Based Semantic Analysis of Surveillance Videos -- Motion Analysis -- Object Classification -- Visual Analysis. , Experimental Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- On the Use of Semantic Technologies to Support Education, Mobility and Employability -- Introduction -- The Relevance of Semantic Web Technologies to Education -- Knowledge Base Creation -- Integration of Heterogeneous Systems and Definition of Inference Rules -- Visualization -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 2: Reasoning for Personalization and Recommendation -- Recommendation Systems: Bridging Technical Aspects with Marketing Implications -- Preface -- Consumption in the Web -- Introduction -- More Energetic and Connected Consumption -- Recommendation Systems in the Web: The Technical Aspect -- Introduction -- Web Goods and Users -- The Main Classifications of Recommendation Systems -- Recommendation Systems in the Web: The Marketing Aspect -- Introduction -- One-To-One Marketing, Personalization and Adaptation in the Web -- Web Merchandising and Atmospherics -- Market Basket Analysis -- Network-Based Marketing -- Discussion -- References -- Exploring NewWays for Personalized E-Commerce through Digital TV -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Related Work in Recommender Systems -- Related Work in Semantic Technologies -- Related Work in Automatic Assembly of Personalized Interactive Applications -- Cooking I-Spots: Ingredients -- Cooking I-Spots: Procedure -- Selecting Potentially Appealing Items -- Selecting Type of OWL-S Service -- Selecting Template -- Populating the Template -- A Sample Scenario -- Architectural Design -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Towards Automated Navigation over Multilingual Content -- Introduction -- Adaptive Web-Based Educational Systems - State of the Art -- Navigation in Information Space -- Selected Adaptive Systems -- Concept Space Based Navigation -- Elementary Ratings -- Navigation over Learning Objects and over Educational Examples. , Categorization of Educational Examples -- Source Code Cleaning -- Educational Examples - Concepts Pairing -- Educational Examples Similarity Analysis and Categorization to Existing Learning Objects -- Case Study - Lisp Course -- Time Evaluation and Final Test -- Groups of Users -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Personalized and Adaptive Access to Services - The Semantic Web Services Approach -- Introduction -- Semantic Web Services -- WSMO -- SAWSDL -- OWL-S -- The Access-eGov Approach -- Architecture and Functionality of the Access-eGov -- Personal Assistant Client - The User's View -- How the Personalization Is Achieved -- The SEMCO-WS Approach -- Architecture and Functionality of the SEMCO-WS -- The User View of the SEMCO-WS -- How the Personalization Is Achieved -- Related Work -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Social and Context-Aware Adaptation -- "With a Little Help from My Friends": Context Aware Help and Guidance Using the Social Network -- Introduction -- State of the Art -- Our Approach: The Ubiquitous-Help-System(UHS) -- Typical Usage Scenario -- The System Description -- UHSArchitecture -- Web to Peer -- Registering with the Server -- Selecting Profile and Preference -- Querying -- Selecting Context -- Discussion and Future Work -- References -- Influential Users in Social Networks -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Facets of Influence in Social Networks -- Search for Influential Users in a Social Network -- Structural Properties of Influential Users -- Content Based Computation of Influence -- Dynamic Properties of a Network of Influential Users -- Diffusion of Influence -- Existing Influence Calculation Systems -- Referral Web -- Generative Language Models -- Bow Tie Structure -- K-Shell and SIS -- Computational Complexity of Influence Diffusion -- Spread of Influence -- Generative Language Models. , Search for Influential Users in a Social Network -- Productivity and Influential Users -- Link Types -- Evolution of Social Networks and Consequences for Influence -- Counter Arguments -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- A Client-Side Privacy Framework for Web Personalization -- Introduction -- Adaptive Hypermedia and User Privacy -- Related Work -- Privacy Policies -- Anonymization and Pseudonymity -- User Data on Client Side -- Discussion -- The Proposed Architecture -- Architecture Components Description -- Architecture Components Interaction -- A Real Life Scenario -- Evaluation -- References -- Chapter 4: Multimedia and Open Standards -- The XML and Semantic Web Worlds: Technologies, Interoperability and Integration: A Survey of the State of the Art -- Introduction -- XML World vs. Semantic Web World - A Comparison -- Data Level -- Schema Level -- Query Level -- Motivating Example - Use Cases -- Bridging the Semantic Web and XML Worlds - A Survey -- Existing Approaches - An Overview -- Recent Approaches -- Drawbacks and Limitations - A Discussion -- The SPARQL2XQuery Framework - An Overview -- The XS2OWL Framework - An Overview -- XML Schema Transformation Example -- The SPARQL2XQuery Framework - Mapping Model -- Mapping Examples -- The SPARQL2XQuery Framework - Query Translation -- Query Translation Example -- Conclusions -- References -- Personalized Multimedia Web Services in Peer to Peer Networks Using MPEG-7 and MPEG-21 Standards -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Used Standards -- P2P Networks -- Web Services -- Multimedia Description Standards -- OWL and Query Languages -- A Prototype Architecture -- Audio Track Upload -- Audio Track Request -- SPARQL Request -- Case Study -- Conclusions -- References -- Author Index.

Note: Title Page -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I Invited Lectures -- Fuzzy Ontologies and Fuzzy Markup Language: A Novel Vision inWeb Intelligence -- Introduction -- Fuzzy Ontologies and Fuzzy Markup Language -- Fuzzy Ontologies -- Fuzzy Markup Language -- Fuzzy Ontologies and FML: Real-World Applications -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Loose Ontological Coupling and the Social Semantic Web -- Introduction -- Loosely-Coupled Ontologies -- Emergent Semantics -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II Regular Papers -- Further Experiments in Sentiment Analysis of French Movie Reviews -- Introduction -- Previous Work -- FeatureDesign -- Lexical Features -- Morpho-syntactic Features -- Semantic Features -- Experiments -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References -- Querying over Heterogeneous and Distributed Data Sources -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Virtual-Q System -- Virtual Query Engine Architecture -- Query Process -- Prototype -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Experiments in Bayesian Recommendation -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Notation -- Bayesian Recommendation -- Multinomial Model -- Dirichlet Prior -- Gaussian Model -- Experiments -- Evaluation Metrics -- Results -- Sparsity -- Conclusions -- Future Work -- References -- Experiences of Knowledge Visualization in Semantic Web Applications -- Introduction -- Knowledge Visualization in the Semantic Web Context -- EasyOnto -- Integrated Environments for Knowledge Management and Visualization -- IRCS Framework -- The AWI Environment -- Conclusions -- References -- "Tagsonomy": Easy Access to Web Sites through a Combination of Taxonomy and Folksonomy -- Introduction -- Web Access through Taxonomies and Folksonomies -- Combining the Taxonomy and Folksonomy Approaches -- The Easy Access (EA) Project -- Test Case: Applying the EA Tagsonomy to a Web Site. , Preliminary Evaluation -- Conclusions -- References -- Conceptual Query Expansion and Visual Search Results Exploration forWeb Image Retrieval -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Conceptual Query Expansion for Image Search -- Extracting Concepts from Wikipedia -- Ranking the Extracted Concepts -- Generating Expanded Queries -- Visual and Conceptual Search Results Exploration -- Multi-resolution SOM-Based Image Organization -- Concept Hierarchy Focusing and Filtering -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Memoria-Mea: Combining Semantic Technologies and Interactive Visualization Techniques for Personal Information Management -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Memoria-Mea: Logical Architecture -- Memoria-Mea: Technical Architecture -- Prototype -- Visualization Module: MemoSIV -- Annotation Module: MemoSAM -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Cylindric Extensions of Fuzzy Sets. An Application to Linguistic Summarization of Data -- Introduction -- The Definitions of Fuzzy Sets and Their Cylindric Extensions -- Linguistic Summaries of Databases -- Compound Linguistic Expressions Represented by Cylindric Extensions of Fuzzy Sets -- Summaries with Compound Summarizers -- Summaries with Qualifiers -- Quality Measures -- Defining Degree of Covering via Cylindric Extensions -- Defining Degree of Appropriateness Using Cylindric Extensions -- Conclusions -- References -- Comparison of Selected Methods for Document Clustering -- Introduction -- Applied Methods of Cluster Analysis -- Similarity Measure -- Clustering Criterion Functions -- Clustering Methods -- Quality Measures -- External Quality Measures -- The 20 Newsgroups Data Set -- Steps of Prepared Data and Their Analyses -- Comparison of Clustering Methods -- Description of Obtained Clusters -- Conclusion -- References -- Speech Indexation in REPLAY -- Introduction -- Context. , Speech-To-Text Plug-In -- Speech Indexation Technologies -- Storage of Audio Isochronic Metadata -- Storage in REPLAY -- Audio Transcription Enhancement -- Relevance Value: Algorithm Concepts -- Prototype -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- DegExt - A Language-Independent Graph-Based Keyphrase Extractor -- Introduction -- DegExt - Degree-Based Extractor -- Experimental Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Verifying Authenticity in Interactive Behaviors of SemanticWeb Services -- Introduction -- OWL Ontology ased Past-LTL and Reasoning -- The ALCQIO f ragment of OWL -- Conceptualizing Assertion Change -- Reducing -- Authenticity in Past-LTL -- RelatedWorks -- Conclusions and FutureWorks -- References -- SMAC: Smart Multimedia Archiving for Conferences -- Introduction -- Algorithm Overview -- Preliminary Considerations about Slides Pictures -- Video Segmentation -- Matching Refinement -- Frames Identification -- Identification Refinement -- Orphan Sequences Assignment -- Results -- Video Transitions Detection Result -- Matching Refinement Result -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Ontological-Based Information Extraction of Construction Tender Documents -- Introduction -- Related Works -- Ontological-Based Information Extraction Processes -- Document Structure Ontology -- Document Preprocessing -- Information Acquisition -- Experimental Setup -- Result and Evaluation -- Conclusion -- References -- Using Level-2 Fuzzy Sets to Combine Uncertainty and Imprecision in Fuzzy Regions -- Introduction -- Preliminaries -- Fuzzy Regions -- Limitations -- Fuzzy Powerset Extension -- Concept -- Definition -- Interpretation -- Conclusion -- References -- Evaluation of Categorical Data Clustering -- Introduction -- Evaluation Criteria of Clustering -- Variability Measures for Nominal Variables. , Variability Measures Based Evaluation Criteria of Clustering -- Example -- Conclusion -- References -- Enabling Product Comparisons on Unstructured Information Using Ontology Matching -- Introduction -- Ontology Matching -- Element-Level Matchers -- Instance Matching -- Semantic Integration of Product Specifications -- Domain Model -- Product Specification Normalization -- Similarity Measures -- Evaluation -- Conclusions -- References -- Analyzing Sentiment in a Large Set of Web Data While Accounting for Negation -- Introduction -- Sentiment Analysis -- Sentiment Negation -- Framework -- Implementation -- Evaluation -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- A Quality Assurance Framework for Ontology Construction and Refinement -- Introduction -- A Framework for Form-Based Ontology Evaluation -- Ontology Editing Assistance -- Consistency Verification after Ontology Editing -- Evaluation of Ontology Editing Assistance -- A Method for Content-Based Evaluation -- Application to Construction of Sustainability Science Ontology -- Concept Map Generation in Construction of Clinical Ontology -- Related Work -- Conclusion -- References -- Location-Based Web System for Geographically Distributed Mobile Teamwork Management -- Introduction -- The High-Level Architecture of the System -- The Main Components and Technologies -- Client Components and Technologies -- Server Components and Technologies -- Typical Usage of the Teamwork Tasks Management Application -- Conclusion -- References -- Two New Methods for Network Analysis: Ant Colony Optimization and Reduction by Forgetting -- Introduction -- Ant Colony Optimization -- Implicit Relevance Based Inquirer Model -- Forgetting Curve -- Forgetting of Social Network -- Experiments -- Conclusions -- References -- Author Index.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Query-Answering Systems -- Conceptual Pathway Querying of Natural Logic Knowledge Bases from Text Bases -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Deductive Querying of Knowledge Bases -- 2.1 Deducing Relationships -- 3 The Graph Knowledge Base View -- 3.1 Deducing Pathways -- 4 Natural Logic -- 4.1 Non-monotonic Logic in Natural Logic -- 5 From Natural Language to Natural Logic -- 5.1 Example -- 6 Flattening Natural Logic into Clauses -- 7 Inference Engine for Conceptual Pathfinding -- 8 Summary and Conclusion -- References -- Query Rewriting for an Incremental Search in Heterogeneous Linked Data Sources -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 An Overview of the Query Processing Approach -- 3.1 Main Query Processing Steps -- 3.2 System Modules -- 4 Query Rewriting Algorithm -- 5 Estimation of Information Loss -- 5.1 Measuring the Loss of Information -- 5.2 Rewriting Example -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- FILT - Filtering Indexed Lucene Triples - A SPARQL Filter Query Processing Engine- -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Implementation of FILT with Apache Lucene -- 3 Previous Work -- 4 Benchmark Evaluation -- 5 Results -- 6 Discussion -- 7 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Improving Range Query Result Size Estimation Based on a New Optimal Histogram -- 1 Introduction -- 2 State of the Art -- 2.1 Earlier Histograms -- 2.2 Relative Recent Histograms -- 3 Compressed-V2 Histogram -- 3.1 Definitions and Problem Formulation -- 3.2 HistConst Algorithm -- 4 Running Example -- 4.1 Selectivity Estimation of Low Frequent Values with Compressed andCompressed-v2 Histograms -- 5 Experimentation Results -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Has FQAS Something to Say on Taking Good Care of Our Elders? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Knowledge Representation and Information Retrieval. , 3 Domain and User Context Modelling -- 4 Approximate Reasoning Models -- 4.1 Activity Recognition -- 5 Human Computer Interaction -- 5.1 Social Networks -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Question Answering System for Dialogues: A New Taxonomy of Opinion Questions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 2.1 Question Type Taxonomies -- 2.2 Opinion Extraction Techniques -- 2.3 Question Classification Approaches -- 3 Proposed Taxonomy for Opinion Question Classification -- 3.1 Building the Study Corpus -- 3.2 Question Specificities of QAS for Dialogues -- 3.3 Proposed Taxonomy for Opinion Questions -- 3.4 Discussions about the Proposed Taxonomy -- 4 Proposed Approach for the Opinion Question Classification -- 4.1 Extraction of Classification Features -- 4.2 Training Corpus -- 4.3 Results and Discussions -- 5 Conclusion and Perspectives -- References -- R/quest: A Question Answering System -- 1 Introduction and Related Work -- 2 R/quest Methodology -- 2.1 Answer Retrieval Using Question Expansion -- 2.2 Candidate Answer Ranking -- 2.3 Question Refinement -- 3 Evaluation -- 4 Conclusion -- 5 Future Work -- References -- Answering Questions by Means of Causal Sentences -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Selection of the Input Information -- 3 Summarizing the Content of the Causal Graph -- 4 Conclusions and Future Works -- References -- Ontology-Based Question Analysis Method -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Works -- 3 Question Analysis Method -- 3.1 Proposed Method's Description -- 3.2 Lexical and Syntactic Analysis Component -- 3.3 Question Graph Construction Component -- 3.4 Query Reformulation Component -- 3.5 Search for Similar Questions -- 4 Experimental Evaluation -- 4.1 Search Results Evaluation -- 4.2 Similar Question Search Evaluation -- 5 Conclusion -- References -- Fuzzy Multidimensional Modelling for Flexible Querying of Learning Object Repositories. , 1 Introduction -- 2 Background and Motivation -- 2.1 LOs, LORs and LO Metadata -- 2.2 Datawarehousing, OLAP and OLTP -- 2.3 Fuzzy Sets Theory and OLAP -- 2.4 Need for DW Techniques in LORs -- 3 Learning Object Metadata Standards -- 4 A Fuzzy Multidimensional Model of Learning Object Repositories -- 4.1 The Fuzzy Dimensions -- 4.2 An Example Datacube -- 5 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Environmental Scanning for Strategic Early Warning -- Using Formal Concept Analysis to Detect and Monitor Organised Crime -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Formal Concept Analysis -- 2.1 Formal Contexts -- 2.2 Formal Concepts -- 2.3 Galois Connections -- 2.4 Concept Lattices -- 2.5 Representing Organised Crime with FCA -- 3 Detecting OC Activities -- 4 Finding OC Dependencies -- 5 Finding New Indicators for OC -- 6 Conclusion: Developing an OC `Threat Score Card' -- References -- Analysis of Semantic Networks Using Complex Networks Concepts -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Related Work -- 3 Finding the Most Important Terms in a Semantic Network -- 4 Experimental Results -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Detecting Anomalous and Exceptional Behaviour on Credit Data by Means of Association Rules -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background Concepts and Related Work -- 2.1 Association Rules -- 2.2 Related Works -- 3 Previous Approaches for Discovering Exception and Anomalous Rules -- 4 Our Proposal for Mining Exception and Anomalous Rules -- 4.1 Our Approach for Exception Rules -- 4.2 Our Approach for Anomalous Rules -- 5 Algorithm -- 6 Experimental Evaluation -- 7 Conclusions and Future Research -- References -- Issues of Security and Informational Privacy in Relation to an Environmental Scanning System for Fighting Organized Crime -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Aims of the ePOOLICE Project -- 3 Balancing Security and Privacy -- 4 Privacy Issues in ePOOLICE -- 5 Concluding Remarks -- References. , Semantic Technology -- Algorithmic Semantics for Processing Pronominal Verbal Phrases -- 1 Background and Recent Developments -- 1.1 Algorithmic Intensionality in the Type Theory Lar -- 1.2 Restricted -reduction in Lar and Pronominal Underspecification -- 2 VP Ellipsis and Underspecification -- 3 Question-Answer Interaction with Underspecified Answers -- 4 Ongoing and Future Work -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Improving the Understandability of OLAP Queries by Semantic Interpretations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Multidimensional Model -- 2.1 Multidimensional Structure -- 2.2 Operations -- 3 Semantic Interpretation -- 3.1 Structure -- 3.2 Aggregation Functions -- 4 Semantic Interpretations for DataCubes -- 4.1 Query Process -- 4.2 Learning the fa Functions -- 5 Example -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Semantic Interpretation of Intermediate Quantifiers and Their Syllogisms -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Basic Concepts of the Fuzzy Type Theory -- 3 Theory of Intermediate Quantifiers -- 4 Generalized Intermediate Syllogisms -- 4.1 Interpretation -- 4.2 Examples of Strongly Valid Syllogisms of Figure I -- 4.3 Examples of Strongly Valid Syllogisms of Figure II -- 4.4 Examples of Strongly Valid Syllogisms of Figure-III -- 4.5 Example of Invalid Syllogism -- 5 Conclusions -- References -- Ranking Images Using Customized Fuzzy Dominant Color Descriptors -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Fuzzy Modelling of Colors -- 2.1 Fuzzy Color -- 2.2 Fuzzy Color Space -- 3 Dominance-Based Fuzzy Color Descriptor -- 3.1 Dominant Fuzzy Colors -- 3.2 Dominance-Based Fuzzy Descriptors -- 4 Matching Operators -- 4.1 Fuzzy Inclusion Operator -- 5 Results -- 5.1 Customized Color Space: An Example -- 5.2 Query Refinement Examples -- 6 Conclusions -- References -- Generating Linguistic Descriptions of Data -- Linguistic Descriptions: Their Structure and Applications. , 1 Introduction - Necessity to Learn from Linguists and Logicians -- 2 Theory of Evaluative Linguistic Expressions -- 2.1 Grammatical Structure of Evaluative Expressions -- 2.2 Semantics of Simple Evaluative Expressions -- 3 Linguistic Descriptions and Their Semantics -- 3.1 The Concept of a Linguistic Description -- 3.2 Semantics of Linguistic Description -- 3.3 Learning of Linguistic Description from Data -- 3.4 Perception-Based Logical Deduction -- 4 Linguistic Descriptions in the Analysis and Forecasting of Time Series -- 5 Mining Linguistic Associations -- 5.1 The Original Method -- 6 Other Applications and Conclusion -- References -- Landscapes Description Using Linguistic Summaries and a Two-Dimensional Cellular Automaton -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Background -- 2.1 Cellular Automata -- 2.2 Linguistic Summaries of Data -- 3 Linguistic Summary of Individual Behavior -- 3.1 Inferring an Instance of a State Machine Instance -- 3.2 Obtaining a Linguistic Summary from a State Machine Instance -- 4 Global Description of the Landscape Situation -- 4.1 Landscape Division -- 4.2 Definition of the Basic Measures -- 4.3 Define the First Order Perceptions -- 4.4 Definition of the Top-Order Perceptions -- 5 Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Comparing f-Optimal with Distance Based Merge Functions -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Preliminaries -- 2.1 Multisets -- 2.2 Merge Functions -- 3 Influencing the Content Selection -- 4 Distance Based Merge Functions -- 5 Making the Comparison -- 5.1 Properties -- 5.2 Multi-Document Summarization -- 6 Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Flexible Querying with Linguistic F-Cube Factory -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Preliminary Research -- 2.1 Multidimensional Data Model and F-Cube Factory -- 2.2 Linguistic Comparison of Time Series Data -- 3 Linguistic F-Cube Factory -- 4 Conclusions and Future Work -- References. , Mathematical Morphology Tools to Evaluate Periodic Linguistic Summaries.

Note: Intro -- Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Further Steps in the Science of Temporal Consciousness? -- Introduction -- Two Approaches to Temporal Consciousness -- Bridging the Disciplines -- Summary -- References -- Temporal Illusions - Philosophical Considerations -- Introduction -- Time-Experience and Time-Perception -- Illusion -- Illusion in Imagination -- Illusions Could Have Alternative Interpretations -- Two Theories of Perception and Experience -- Time -- Temporal Features -- Metaphysical Conceptions of Time -- Temporal Illusions given only the Metaphysics -- Two Possible Temporal Illusions -- Simultaneity -- Experience of the Past -- Conclusion -- References -- A.N. Prior's Notion of the Present -- The Notion of the Present -- The Definition of Presentism -- Is Prior's Notion of the Present a Contradiction? -- Revisiting "The Notion of the Present" -- Presentism and Becoming -- Conclusion -- References -- Towards a Common Language for the Discussion of Time Based on Prior's Tense Logic -- The Conceptual Challenge in the Study of Time -- The Two Classical Languages on Time -- The Importance of the Dynamic Aspects of Reality -- The Origin of the Idea of Branching Time -- Instants and the Notion of Branching Time -- Temporal Logic and the Discussion of Time -- References -- The Problem with Perceptual Synchrony -- Prolegomenon -- Perceptual Synchrony, Neuro-phenomenological Equivalence and Epiphenomenality -- The Problem with Perceptual Synchrony -- A Solution But Some Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- New Perspectives on Vierordt's Law: Memory-Mixing in Ordinal Temporal Comparison Tasks -- Memory-Mixing and the Encoding of Temporal Information -- Memory-Mixing and Temporal Context -- Memory-Mixing and Modality Differences -- Memory-Mixing and Sequential Ordinal Comparisons. , Effects of the Previous Trial on Memory-Mixing -- Individual Differences in Memory-Mixing -- Feedback Effects on Memory-Mixing -- Summary -- References -- Reproduction of Duration: How Should I Count the Ways? -- Introduction -- Method -- Participants and Design -- Apparatus, Stimuli, and Procedure -- Data Screening -- Results and Discussion -- Individual Time Reproduction Functions -- Mean Reproduction, Coefficient of Variation (CV), and Mean Log(reproduction) -- Comparing Different Dependent Variables: (1) R/D and D/R Ratios, (2) Absolute Discrepancy (|R-D|), and (3) Absolute Error (|R-D|/D) -- Conclusions -- References -- Duration Discrimination Performance: No Cross-Modal Transfer from Audition to Vision Even after Massive Perceptual Learning -- Introduction -- Method -- Participants -- Apparatus and Stimuli -- Procedure -- Data Analyses -- Results -- Mean Individual Results -- With the Jackknife Method -- Performance in Auditory Duration Discrimination (Experimental Group) -- Discussion -- References -- An Investigation on Temporal Aspects in the Audio-Haptic Simulation of Footsteps -- Introduction -- Simulation Hardware and Software -- Experiment Design -- Participants -- Setup -- Task -- Haptic and Auditory Simulation -- Results -- Results of Condition 1 (Audio Condition) -- Results of Condition 2 (Haptic Condition) -- Results of Condition 3 (Audio and Audio-Haptic Condition) -- General Discussion -- Conclusion and Future Work -- References -- Enhanced Audiovisual Temporal Sensitivity When Viewing Videos That Appropriately Depict the Effect of Gravity on Object Movement -- Introduction -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- References -- About Musical Time - Effect of Age, Enjoyment, and Practical Musical Experience on Retrospective Estimate of Elapsed Duration during Music Listening -- Background -- Method -- Participants -- Stimulus. , Procedure -- Results -- Age - Children (Three Groups: 5-8, 9-10, 11-13) -- Age - 14 to Adult -- Enjoyment -- Musical Experience -- Profession - Teaching -- Discussion -- References -- The Impact of Attention on the Internal Clock in Prospective Timing: Is It Direct or Indirect? -- Introduction -- Manipulating Foreperiods -- The Present Study -- Method -- Participants -- Apparatus and Stimuli -- Procedure -- Data Analysis -- Results -- Variable Group -- Constant Group -- Comparison of Variable and Constant Groups -- Discussion -- The Attentional-Gate Model and Temporal Uncertainty -- Summary and Conclusions -- References -- Child and Time -- Introduction -- The Pioneering Studies of Time Estimation Capabilities in Children -- Temporal Conditioning -- Early Ability to Discriminate Time in Bisection: Weber's Law Holds! -- Age Similarities and Changes in Time Discrimination Capacities -- The Cognitive Sources of Children's Lesser Ability to Discriminate Time -- References -- Electrophysiological Evidence for an Accumulation Process in the Timing of Emotional Stimuli -- Introduction -- Method -- Participants -- Stimuli -- Experimental Procedure -- Skin Conductance Response Data Collection and Reduction -- EEG Data Collection and Reduction -- Data Analyses -- Results -- Subjective Reports -- SCR Analyses -- ERPs Analyses -- Correlations between Brain Potentials and Subjective Time -- Discussion -- Behavioral and SCR Results -- ERPs Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Temporal Information Processing and Mental Ability: A New Perspective -- Introduction -- Temporal Resolution Power, Speed of Information Processing, and Mental Ability -- Temporal Resolution Power, Working Memory Capacity, and Mental Ability -- The Relations of Mental Ability to Duration and Frequency Discrimination. , Temporal Resolution Power, General Discrimination Ability, and Mental Ability -- Summary and Perspectives -- References -- The Embodiment of Time Estimation -- Introduction -- Fractal Variation in Time Estimation -- The Meaning of Spectral Slopes -- The Nature of Control -- Conclusions -- References -- What Can Be Inferred from Multiple-task Psychophysical Studies about the Mechanisms for Temporal Processing? -- Introduction -- fMRI of Temporal Processing -- Psychophysics of Temporal Processing Across Behavioral Contexts -- Contribution of Learning Studies to the Knowledge of Timing Systems -- Interval Tuning Properties of an Artificial Neural Network -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Quality Space Model of Temporal Perception -- Mental Qualities -- Constraints -- Temporal Boundary Detection and Filling-in Durations -- Cross-Modal Effects and Time -- Temporal Mental Qualities -- References -- On Clocks, Models and Metaphors -- Models and Theory Building -- Internal Clock: Model or Metaphor? -- Klepsydra Model, Its Working and Its Merits -- Modeling and Realism -- Timing without Numbers -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Time Reference in Fluent Aphasia: Evidence from Serbian -- Introduction -- Verb System in Serbian -- Methods -- Participants -- Materials -- Procedure -- Scoring -- Results -- Evaluative Measures -- Production Results -- Comprehension Results -- Discussion -- References -- Logical and Experiential Time in Narratives -- Introduction -- Study One: Duration Estimation of Reading a Narrative -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- Study Two: Duration Estimation of Described Events in Text Narrative -- Methods -- Results -- Discussion -- General Discussion -- References -- Author Index.

Note: Intro -- Title -- Preface -- Organization -- Contents -- Information and Knowledge Management -- Knowledge Acquisition Activity in Software Development -- Introduction -- Information Source Model -- Field Studies -- Data Acquisition Approach -- Knowledge Acquisition in Software Projects -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- An Electronic Learning System for Integrating Knowledge Management and Alumni Systems -- Introduction -- Electronic Learning and Knowledge Management -- Electronic Learning -- Knowledge Management -- System Framework and Implementation -- Case Study -- Alumni System Components -- Knowledge Management Components -- System Analysis and Proposed Framework -- System Design and Implementation -- System Evaluation -- Conclusion -- References -- Knowledge Management Systems and Intellectual Capital Measurement in Portuguese Organizations: A Case Study -- Introduction -- Background -- Intellectual Capital Measurement Models -- Knowledge Management Systems -- Research Methodology -- Results and Discussion -- Knowledge Management Systems -- Intellectual Capital Measurement -- Conclusions -- References -- Semantic Patent Information Retrieval and Management with OWL -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Semantic Information Retrieval from XML to OWL -- Method for Transforming XML into OWL with Stylesheets -- Structure of the Hierarchical Codes -- Customization of the Stylesheets for Hierarchical Codes -- Reasoning through Ontology Hierarchy -- Conclusions -- References -- Multilevel Clustering of Induction Rules for Web Meta-knowledge -- Introduction -- Knowledge Mining -- Knowledge Representation -- Induction Rules -- A Distance Measure for Knowledge Rules -- Centroids Computation -- Multilevel Induction Rules Clustering -- Related Works of Multilevel Paradigm -- The Proposed Algorithm -- Coarsening Step -- The Initial Solution. , The Refinement Step -- Evaluation and Experimentation -- Benchmark Construction -- Evaluation Pattern -- Experimentation -- Conclusion -- References -- Knowledge-Based Risk Management: Survey on Brazilian Software Development Enterprises -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Incubators and Technological Incubated and Graduated Based Enterprises -- Risk Management and the Relationship with Knowledge Management -- Research Method -- Results Obtained and Analyzes -- Obtained Results -- Data Analysis through Partial Least Square (PLS) -- Conclusions -- References -- Leveraging Knowledge from Different Communities Using Ontologies -- Introduction - Leveraging Knowledge -- Knowledge and Common Ontology -- Implementing the Solution -- How to Get Common Terms - Common Ontology (CO) -- Implementation -- Testing Queries -- Conclusions -- References -- An Approach for Deriving Semantically Related Category Hierarchies from Wikipedia Category Graphs -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Methodology -- Pre-processing -- Algorithm -- Evaluation -- Building the Evaluation Dataset -- Results -- Analysis -- Conclusion -- References -- Privacy Policies in Web Sites of Portuguese Municipalities: An Empirical Study -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Methods -- Results and Discussion -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Knowledge Integration in Problem Solving Processes -- Introduction -- Knowledge Integration Process -- Knowledge Concept -- Knowledge Sharing and Integration -- Methodology -- Research Methodology -- Data Analysis -- Research Findings -- Problem Solving in Alpha Organisation -- Knowledge Integration in Problem Solving Processes -- Conclusions -- References -- Collaborative Elicitation of Conceptual Representations: A Corpus-Based Approach -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Collaboration in Knowledge Representation. , Supporting Conceptualisation Processes: The ConceptME Approach -- Conceptualisation Framework (CF) -- An Overview of the ConceptME -- Corpus-Based Conceptual Modelling: Describing the Architecture -- Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Effect of Demography on Mobile Commerce Frequency of Actual Use in Saudi Arabia -- Introduction -- Demographic Differences -- Gender -- Age -- Education -- Research Methodology -- The Survey Instrument Development -- Sample Demographic Profile of Participants -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Specialized Knowledge Systems - A Model for Intelligent Learning Management within Organizations -- Introduction -- Research Problem -- Social Semantic Web: Trends and Potentialities for New e-Learning Environments -- Behavioral and Learning Trends in the Digital Era -- Conceptual Model -- Conclusions -- References -- How Small and Medium Enterprises Are Using Social Networks? Evidence from the Algarve Region -- Introduction -- The Alignment Issue -- An Empirical Study -- Sample and Methodology -- Analysis of Patterns -- Discussion and Implications -- Conclusions -- References -- Temporal Visualization of a Multidimensional Network of News Clips -- Introduction -- Reference Work -- DataSet -- Multidimensional Network of News Clips -- Visualization System -- Multidimensional Network Visualization -- Index and Search -- Event Detection -- Graph Navigation -- Discussion -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- User Documentation: The Cinderella of Information Systems -- The Case for User Documentation -- "Well-Designed Software Needs No Documentation" -- "Nobody Reads Documentation, Anyhow" -- Designing Documentation -- Stuck in a Rut -- Wanted: Research -- References -- Task Topic Knowledge vs. Background Domain Knowledge: Impact of Two Types of Knowledge on User Search Performance -- Introduction. , Related Work -- Domain Knowledge -- Search Task Topic Knowledge -- Methodlogy -- Experiment Search System -- Data Set -- Subject Domain Based on MeSH Categories -- Search Topics and Tasks -- Participants -- Knowledge Level Elicitation -- Relevance Judgment and Search Performance Measures -- Procedure -- Results -- Evidences of Differences between TK and BK -- Impact of the Two Types of Knowledge on Search Performance -- Discussion and Conclusions -- References -- Community Detection by Local Influence -- Introduction -- Previous Developments in Overlapping Community Detection -- Community Detection by Local Influence -- The Local Influence Score -- The Community Detection Algorithm -- The Community Detection Algorithm -- Complexity -- Evaluation -- Benchmark and Evaluation Metric -- Results -- Conclusion -- References -- Predict Sepsis Level in Intensive Medicine - Data Mining Approach -- Introduction -- Background -- SEPSIS -- Data Mining -- Related Work -- Data-Driven -- Data Mining Models -- Results -- Conclusions and Future Work -- References -- Constructing Conceptual Model for Security Culture in Health Information Systems Security Effectiveness -- Introduction -- Related Works on Information Security Effectiveness -- Security Culture -- Security Education and Training -- Security Communication -- The Conceptual Model -- Research Methodology -- Conclusion and Future Works -- References -- Using Domain-Specific Term Frequenciesto Identify and Classify Health Queries -- Introduction -- Related Work -- Proposed Method for Query Classification -- Health Semantic Structures -- Vocabulary Translation -- CHV Subsets -- Auxiliary Structures -- Combining Inverted Index Entries -- Final Score Calculation -- Classifying Health Queries -- Findings and Discussion -- Conclusions -- References. , Dealing with Constraint-Based Processes: Declare and Supervisory Control Theory -- Introduction -- Declare -- Supervisory Control Theory -- Monolithic Approach -- Local Modular Approach -- Control Architecture -- Running Example -- Implementation in DECLARE -- Implementation Using SCT -- Discussion -- Conclusion -- References -- Adopting Standards in Nursing Health Record - A Case Study in a Portuguese Hospital -- Introduction -- Standards -- What Are They? What Is Their Purpose? -- Nursing Standards -- Research Design and Methodology -- Object of Study -- Investigation Objectives -- Investigation Methodology -- Investigation Question and Assumptions -- Definition of the Medium and the Sample -- Data Collection -- Ethical Considerations -- Discussion and Conclusion -- References -- The Relationship between Portal Quality and Citizens' Acceptance: The Case of the Kuwaiti e-Government -- Introduction -- e-Governments in Kuwait -- e-Government Quality and Acceptance -- Methodology -- Data Analysis and Results -- Conclusions -- References -- Knowledge Management Framework for Six Sigma Performance Level Assessment -- Introduction -- Literature Review -- Concepts and Tools Applied in Knowledge Management Framework -- Concepts and Tools Applied in Data Mart -- Case Study -- Step 1. Knowledge Management Framework Description -- Step 2. DM Structure Development for KM Framework -- Conclusion -- References -- Android, GIS and Web Base Project, Emergency Management System (EMS) Which Overcomes Quick Emergency Response Challenges -- Introduction -- Problem Statement -- Role of GIS -- Reasons to Use Mobile Phones -- Use of Sensors in EMS -- Reasons to Use Web Services -- The Function of GIS in Web Service -- Design and architecture of EMS -- Platform Design -- System Development -- Algorithm -- Flow Chart -- Conclusion -- References. , Pervasive Intelligent Decision Support System - Technology Acceptance in Intensive Care Units.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Organization -- Table of Contents -- Ontology Reasoning in Agent-Oriented Programming -- System Design Modification with Actions -- Learning Terminologies in Probabilistic Description Logics -- Semantic Mapping with a Probabilistic Description Logic -- Markov Decision Processes from Colored Petri Nets -- Incremental Learning of Multivariate Gaussian Mixture Models -- Bayesian Network Structure Inference with an Hierarchical Bayesian Model -- On the Construction of Synthetic Characters with Personality and Emotion -- Towards Automated Trading Based on Fundamentalist and Technical Data -- Developing a Consciousness-Based Mind for an Artificial Creature -- Using Jason to Develop Normative Agents -- Improving Space Representation in Multiagent Learning via Tile Coding -- Factored Translation between Brazilian Portuguese and English -- Question Answering for Portuguese: How Much Is Needed? -- Planning for Multi-robot Localization -- Symbolic Bounded Real-Time Dynamic Programming -- An Adaptive Genetic Algorithm to the Single Machine Scheduling Problem with Earliness and Tardiness Penalties -- Feasible UAV Path Planning Using Genetic Algorithms and Bezier Curves -- High-Level Modeling of Component-Based CSPs -- Improving the Distributed Constraint Optimization Using Social Network Analysis -- A Survey and Classification of A* Based Best- First Heuristic Search Algorithms -- A Sequent Calculus for 3-Dimensional Space -- Intuitionistic Fuzzy Probability -- A Proof System for Temporal Reasoning with Sequential Information -- A Refuted Conjecture on -- Probabilistic Satisfiability -- A Logic for Conceptual Hierarchies -- Author Index.

Note: Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- 1 Dictyostelium discoideum as a Model in Biomedical Research -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…What Makes Social Amoebas Different? -- 3…From the Soil to the Laboratory: The Early Times of D. Discoideum Research -- 4…The Advent of Molecular Genetics Propelled D. discoideum into the Post-genomic Era -- 5…A New Frontier in D. discoideum Research: Modeling Human Disease -- 5.1 Pathogen--Host Interactions in D. discoideum -- 5.2 Pathobiology of Cell Motility and Chemotaxis -- 5.3 Autophagy and Protein Aggregation Disorders -- 5.4 The D. dictyostelium Model of Mitochondrial Disease -- 5.5 Molecular Pharmacology in D. dictyostelium -- 6…Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 2 Genome Analysis of Social Amoebae -- Abstract -- 1…Genomics -- 2…Nuclear Genomes of Social Amoebae -- 2.1 The Model Organism D. discoideum -- 2.2 Comparative Sequencing of Other Social Amoebae -- 3…Plasmids, rDNA Palindrome, and Mitochondrial Genomes -- 3.1 Plasmids -- 3.2 rDNA Palindromes -- 3.3 Mitochondria -- 4…Regulation of Transcription on a Global Scale -- 5…Curation of Genomes and Databases -- 6…Future Directions of Genomics in Social Amoebae -- References -- 3 Signalling During Dictyostelium Development -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Cell Movement and Signalling to the Cytoskeleton -- 3…Cellular Behaviours During Chemotaxis -- 4…Signalling During Chemotaxis -- 5…Cell--Cell Signalling Controlling Cell Movement During Multicellular Development -- 6…Aggregation -- 7…Mound and Slug Formation -- 8…Differentiation -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 4 The Chemotactic Compass -- Abstract -- 1…Chemotaxis -- 2…Dictyostelium as Model System for Chemotaxis -- 3…cAMP and Folic Acid -- 4…The Dictyostelium cAMP Receptors -- 5…cAR Structure and Localization -- 6…Signaling After Receptor Activation. , 7…Temporal Responses to Chemoattractants Provide Valuable Spatial Information -- 8…The Role of Polarity in Migration -- 9…Dictyostelium Heterotrimeric G Proteins and Functions -- References -- 5 Transcriptional Regulators: Dynamic Drivers of Multicellular Formation, Cell Differentiation and Development -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Entering Development -- 3…Multicellular Assembly -- 4…Culmination and Fruiting Body Formation -- 5…Open Questions and Future Directions -- References -- 6 Non-coding RNAs in Dictyostelium discoideum and Other Dictyostelid Social Amoebae -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…lncRNAs as Developmental Regulators -- 3…Medium-Sized ncRNAs -- 3.1 Class I RNAs are Involved in Development and Conserved Throughout Dictyostelia -- 3.2 Spliceosomal RNAs with Unexpected Features -- 3.3 snoRNAs: Modifiers of RNA -- 3.4 Non-coding RNAs with Functions in Protein Delivery and RNA Processing -- 3.5 Medium-Sized ncRNAs with Unknown Functions:Specific to D. discoideum? -- 4…Small RNAs: Important Regulators of Gene Expression -- 4.1 Abundant Small Interfering RNAs Derived from the Transposon DIRS-1 -- 4.2 MicroRNAs in D. discoideum -- 5…Conserved ncRNA Gene Promoter Element? -- 6…Conclusions and Future Perspectives -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 7 Sex in Dictyostelia -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Historical Background -- 3…The Biology of Macrocysts and Macrocyst Formation -- 4…Sexual and Parasexual Genetics -- 5…Evolutionary, Taxonomic and Ecological Considerations -- 6…Outlook -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 8 A Global Overview of Dictyostelid Ecology with Special Emphasis in North American Forest -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Dispersal -- 3…Relative Abundance -- 4…Diversity and Numbers in Tropical and Subtropical Environments -- 5…Optimum Habitat for Dictyostelids -- 6…Dictyostelid Decline. , 7…Ecology of Dictyostelium discoideum -- 8…Ecological Individuality -- 9…Notes on Global Distribution -- 10…Conclusions -- References -- 9 Evolution of Dictyostelid Social Amoebas Inferred from the Use of Molecular Tools -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Morphology Versus Molecular Data -- 3…Diversification of Dictyostelia in the Proterozoic -- 4…Ecology and Biogeography of Protists? -- 5…Concluding Remarks -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 10 The Evolution of the Cellular Slime Molds -- Abstract -- 1…The Great Power of Natural Selection for Dispersal -- 2…The Ability of Slime Molds to Move and Orient to Facilitate Dispersal -- 3…The Paucity of Fruiting Body Shapes -- 4…Evidence for Selection to Specific Environments -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 11 Social Selection in the Cellular Slime Moulds -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…Social Selection -- 3…Development of Sociality -- 4…Traits on Which Social Selection can Act -- 5…Stochastic Factors and Genetic or Environmental Differences can Make Pre-aggregation Cells Differ in Their Capacity to Withstand Starvation and Sporulate -- 6…Intercellular Interactions Reinforce Spontaneously Occurring Differences and Lead to Social Selection -- 7…Evolutionary Consequences of Social Selection -- 8…Summing Up -- Acknowledgments -- References -- 12 The Non-dictyostelid Sorocarpic Amoebae -- Abstract -- 1…Introduction -- 2…The History of Sorocarpic Amoeba Research -- 3…Life Cycle -- 4…The Five Groups of Non-dictyostelid Sorocarpic Amoebae -- 4.1 Amoebozoa: Copromyxidae -- 4.2 Excavata: Acrasidae -- 4.3 Opisthokonta: Fonticulaceae -- 4.4 Rhizaria: Guttulinopsidae -- 4.5 Stramenopiles: Sordiplophrys -- 5…Outstanding Questions -- Acknowledgments -- References -- Index.