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2010
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13 years 7 months ago
Deciding inseparability and conservative extensions in the description logic EL
We study the problem of deciding whether two ontologies are inseparable w.r.t. a signature Σ, i.e., whether they have the same consequences in the signature Σ. A special case is...
Carsten Lutz, Frank Wolter
COOPIS
2003
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
Ontology Based Query Processing in Database Management Systems
The use of semantic knowledge in its various forms has become an important aspect in managing data in database and information systems. In the form of integrity constraints, it ha...
Chokri Ben Necib, Johann Christoph Freytag
HICSS
2005
IEEE
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14 years 2 months ago
Knowledge Ontology: A Method for Empirical Identification of 'As-Is' Contextual Knowledge
In this paper, we consider existing approaches to ontology definition and validation. Popular techniques include the use of domain experts or reliance on formal logic. We consider...
Theresa Edgington, T. S. Raghu, Ajay S. Vinze
ASWC
2006
Springer
14 years 13 days ago
Modular Ontologies - A Formal Investigation of Semantics and Expressivity
With the growing interest in modular ontology languages to address the need for collaborative development, integration, and use of ontologies on the Web, there is an urgent need fo...
Jie Bao, Doina Caragea, Vasant Honavar
ASWC
2006
Springer
14 years 13 days ago
Dental Decision Making on Missing Tooth Represented in an Ontology and Rules
The Web Ontology Language (OWL), which is a Description Logic based ontology language, is widely used to represent formal definitions of vocabularies for domain knowledge, especial...
Seon Gyu Park, Hong-Gee Kim