This paper describes the development of an image retrieval
system that combines probabilistic and ontological information1. The
process is divided in two different stages: indexing and retrieval. Three
information flows have been created with different kind of information
each one:…

Presented at: Conference on Structural Reform and the Transformation of Organizations and Businesses, sponsored by the Ashcroft International Business School and the Athenian Policy Forum. Homerton College, Cambridge, 3-6 September 2003.

O Brasil é o maior produtor mundial de café e o segundo maior mercado consumidor, portanto, a cultura do cafeeiro tem grande importância cultural e socioeconômica para o país. Entre os limitantes na produtividade estão, principalmente, as doenças, as pragas,…

In the last few years, several studies have emphasized the use of ontologies as an alternative to organization of the information.
The notion of ontology has become popular in fields such as intelligent information integration, information retrieval on the Internet,…

Les progrès en anesthésie et en réanimation ont pour objectifs la réduction de la
durée de surveillance et l'amélioration de la qualité de la récupération. Pour le cas
particulier de l'assistance respiratoire, la capacité de surveiller et d'optimiser l'adaptation
entre…

Forecast models based on climatic conditions are of great interest in Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. The success of these models depends, among other factors, on the knowledge of the temperature effect on the pests? population dynamics. In this direction,…

La collaboration constitue une stratégie efficace pour aider les organisations et les individus à évoluer dans des environnements dynamiques et complexes, et génère de nombreux avantages cognitifs, affectifs et pécuniaires. De plus en plus, les équipes de travail sont impliquées…

Se trata de acercarnos conceptualmente a la comprensión de los elementos
básicos sobre los que las comunidades indígenas han construido su complejo sistema
de conocimientos. El logos en la cultura indígena se conforma desde una perspectiva
integral, donde participan activamente…

Sucrose is one of the compounds in the raw coffee bean that has been identified as an important precursor of coffee flavour and aroma. In order to increase our knowledge of sucrose metabolism in coffee species, sucrose and reducing sugar…

In this paper, a restricted domain question answering (QA) system is described. The design architecture of this QA system and the features that allow the adaptation of the QA system to the medical domain are also presented. The advantages of…