The need for robust and easily extensible systems for word sense disambiguation coupled with successes in training systems for a variety of tasks using large on-line corpora has led to extensive research into corpus-based statistical approaches to this problem. Promising…

The design of intelligent agents is a key issue for many applications. Since there is no universally accepted definition of intelligence, the notion of rational agency was proposed by Russell as an alternative for the characterization of intelligent agency.
A…

Abstract: In today’s competitive global economy characterized by knowledge acquisition, the concept of knowledge management has become increasingly prevalent in academic and business practices. Knowledge creation is an important factor and remains a source of competitive advantage over knowledge management.…

The tools for fault impact analysis are important for the deployment of critical mission systems. These tools can be also used as a development phase aid. We introduce several concepts related to "business alarms". Business alarms are an approximation to…

Abstract:
This paper analyzes the reasons for
the marginalization of feminist thought in the interdiscipline
of communication studies and elucidates the potential contributions
of this approach to social communication theorizing.


Résumé:
Cet article fait l'analyse des causes
de…

(cont.) which is expected, given their additional knowledge resources. The respondents' urgency in looking for the relevant knowledge is the primary explanation for this difference between the two networks. This difference in knowledge networking among the different groups did not…

A system for visual recognition is described, with implications for the general problem of representation of knowledge to assist control. The immediate objective is a computer system that will recognize objects in a visual scene, specifically hammers. The computer receives…

A re-design process implies dealing with complex interactions between stakeholders, especially if we are talking about a personalization re-engineered process, which can be applied to an existing web application. In this context, knowledge becomes a main factor of influence, but…

Abstract:
Located in the
context of discussion in urban British Columbia as to whether
contemporary First Nations art should properly be referred to
as ``art'' in the Western sense or whether it is, rather, the repository
and communicator of culturally…

Abstract:
There is a certain parallel between arguments
about the decline of the public sphere and the decline of the
university today. Both institutions are said to be increasingly
fragmented and politicized. In this paper, I mobilize Nancy Fraser's
alternative…