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 ...
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...
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...
Abstract. Taking for granted an ontological standpoint independent of any empirical or epistemological perspective, philosophical theories of properties are actually quite rarely a...
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...
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...
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
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...
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...