Olaf van Nimwegen, The Dutch army and the early modern military revolutionSince the 1950s, all studies into warfare during the early modern period have been dominated by the idea of a military revolution. The Dutch army plays a pivotal role…

Lifestyles, living conditions and employment in uncertain times. Population and employment patterns in Belgium during the 'long, drawn-out nineteenth century', Eric VanhauteIn recent decades, historic-demographic research has asked new questions, used new sources and experimented with new methods. Yet these…

Data quality issues have taken on increasing importance in recent years. In our research, we have discovered that many “data quality” problems are actually “data misinterpretation” problems – that is, problems with data semantics. In this paper, we first illustrate…

Este artigo descreve o processo de desenvolvimento e avaliação de um interface com o utilizador para um sistema de escalonamento. Pretende-se disponibilizar ao utilizador, além de uma forma gráfica e interativa de definir problemas de escalonamento, uma forma interativa de…

Automatic keyword extraction is an important subfield of information extraction process. It is a difficult task, where numerous different techniques and resources have been proposed. In this paper, we propose a generic approach to extract keyword from documents using encyclopedic…

This paper presents an intelligent, hybrid system for stamping process planning in progressive die design. The system combines the flexibility of blackboard architecture with case-based reasoning. The hybrid system has the advantage that it can use past knowledge and experience…

Here, we address the task of assigning relevant terms to thematically and semantically related sub-corpora and achieve superior results compared to the baseline performance. Our results suggest that more reliable sets of keyphrases can be assigned to the semantically and…

With growing usage of computer applications there is growing dependence of business over computer aided services like e-mails. The CRM or E-Mail based marketing companies are becoming pervasive. There is always a greater need to prioritize the e-mails which has…

A speech controlled animation system is both a useful application program as well as a laboratory in which to investigate context aware applications as well as controlling errors. The user need not have prior knowledge or experience in animation and…

This article reports the recent progress of re-search made in the Droplet-Based Manufacturing Laboratory at MIT. The study has been focused on obtaining a fundamental understanding of microdroplet deposition and applying the technology to various practical applications. Specific scientific contributions…