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CORIA
2008
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On the use of tolerant graded inclusions in information retrieval
In this contribution, a fuzzy-set-based information retrieval model is considered. First, we show that the retrieval mechanism of such a retrieval model can be defined in terms of ...
Patrick Bosc, Olivier Pivert
FOIS
2010
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On the Representation of Quantities and their Parts in Conceptual Modeling
In a series of publications, we have employed ontological theories and principles used to evaluate and improve the quality of conceptual modeling grammars and models. In this artic...
Giancarlo Guizzardi
FOIS
2010
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Goals in a Formal Theory of Commonsense Psychology
In the context of developing formal theories of commonsense psychology, or how peole think they think, we have developed a formal theory of goals. In it we explicate and axiomatiz...
Jerry R. Hobbs, Andrew S. Gordon
FOIS
2010
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Founding properties on measurement
Abstract. Taking for granted an ontological standpoint independent of any empirical or epistemological perspective, philosophical theories of properties are actually quite rarely a...
Claudio Masolo
FOIS
2010
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Ontologies for Distributed Command and Control Messaging
This paper presents the development of a set of ontologies for use in messaging systems within military and emergency first responder command and control applications. These ontolo...
Duc N. Nguyen, Joseph B. Kopena, Boon Thau Loo, Wi...
FOIS
2010
13 years 10 months ago
Realism for scientific ontologies
Science aims to develop an accurate understanding of reality through a variety of rigorously empirical and formal methods. Ontologies are used to formalize the meaning of terms wit...
Michel Dumontier, Robert Hoehndorf
FOIS
2010
13 years 10 months ago
Constructing Bodies and their Qualities from Observations
The principle challenge for information semantics lies in the degrees of freedom to interpret symbols in terms of thoughts and experiences which leads to incompatible views on the ...
Simon Scheider, Florian Probst, Krzysztof Janowicz
FOIS
2010
13 years 10 months ago
Dispositions and the Infectious Disease Ontology
This paper addresses the use of dispositions in the Infectious Disease Ontology (IDO). IDO is an ontology constructed according to the principles of the Open Biomedical Ontology (O...
Albert Goldfain, Barry Smith, Lindsay G. Cowell
FOIS
2010
13 years 10 months ago
Towards an Ontology of Products
Massimiliano Vignolo
FOIS
2010
13 years 10 months ago
Ontology Verification with Repositories
Abstract. In this paper we show how the relationships between first-order ontologies within a repository can be used to support ontology verification. We discuss the use of represe...
Michael Grüninger, Torsten Hahmann, Ali Hashe...