Ebook: Flexible Query Answering Systems: 5th International Conference, FQAS 2002 Copenhagen, Denmark, October 27–29, 2002 Proceedings

ThisvolumeconstitutestheproceedingsoftheFifthInternationalConferenceon Flexible Query Answering Systems, FQAS 2002, held in Copenhagen, Denmark on October 27–29, 2002. FQAS is the premier conference for researchers and practitioners concerned with the vital task of providing easy, ?exible, and intuitive access to information for every type of need. This multidisciplinary conference draws on several re- arch areas, including databases, information retrieval, knowledge representation, soft computing, multimedia, and human–computer interaction. Previous FQAS events were held in 1994, 1996, 1998, and 2000. The overall theme of the FQAS conferences is innovative query systems - medatprovidingeasy,?exible,andintuitiveaccesstoinformation.Suchsystems are intended to facilitate retrieval from information repositories such as data- ses,libraries,andtheWorld-WideWeb.Theserepositoriesaretypicallyequipped with standard query systems which are often inadequate, and the focus of FQAS is the development of query systems that are more expressive, informative, c- perative, and productive. These proceedings contain 29 original papers that relate to the topic of users posing queries and systems producing answers. The papers cover the ?elds: - tabase Management, Information Retrieval, Domain Modeling, Knowledge - presentation and Ontologies, Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, Arti?cial Intelligence, Classical and Non-classical Logics, Computational Linguistics and Natural Language Processing, Multimedia Information Systems, and Human– Computer Interaction. We wish to thank the contributors for their excellent papers and the referees, publisher, and sponsors for their e?ort. Special thanks also to the invited sp- kers, members of the Advisory Board, and members of the Program Committee. They made the success of FQAS 2002 possible.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Flexible Query Answering Systems, FQAS 2002, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2002.

The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Among the fields covered are database management, information retrieval, domain modeling, knowledge representation and ontologies, knowledge discovery and data mining, artificial intelligence, classical and nonclassical logics, computational linguistics, natural language processing, multimedia information systems, and human-computer interaction.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Flexible Query Answering Systems, FQAS 2002, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2002.

The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Among the fields covered are database management, information retrieval, domain modeling, knowledge representation and ontologies, knowledge discovery and data mining, artificial intelligence, classical and nonclassical logics, computational linguistics, natural language processing, multimedia information systems, and human-computer interaction.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Context — Sensitive Query Expansion Based on Fuzzy Clustering of Index Terms....Pages 1-11
Intelligent Information Integration as a Constraint Handling Problem....Pages 12-27
Effect Preservation as a Means for Achieving Update Consistency....Pages 28-43
Recursive Queries in Product Databases....Pages 44-55
A Class-Based Logic Language for Ontologies....Pages 56-70
Consistent Answers from Integrated Data Sources....Pages 71-85
A Knowledge-Based Query System for Biological Databases....Pages 86-99
On Measuring Similarity for Conceptual Querying....Pages 100-111
Representation & Querying of Temporal Conflict....Pages 112-123
Adding Flexibility to Structure Similarity Queries on XML Data....Pages 124-139
An Efficient Incremental Lower Bound Approach for Solving Approximate Nearest-Neighbor Problem of Complex Vague Queries....Pages 140-153
Association Rule Extraction for Text Mining....Pages 154-162
User Preference Information in Query Answering....Pages 163-173
Bipolarity in Flexible Querying....Pages 174-182
Theory of K-Calculuses as a Powerful and Flexible Mathematical Framework for Building Ontologies and Designing Natural Language Processing Systems....Pages 183-196
X-Compass: An XML Agent for Supporting User Navigation on the Web....Pages 197-211
A Parallel Spatial Join Processing for Distributed Spatial Databases....Pages 212-225
Query Construction through Meaningful Suggestions of Terms....Pages 226-239
An Augmented Visual Query Mechanism for Finding Patterns in Time Series Data....Pages 240-250
Spatio-Temporal Querying in Video Databases....Pages 251-262
A Similarity-Based Unification Model for Flexible Querying....Pages 263-273
A Formal Model for Data Fusion....Pages 274-288
Flexible Management of Consistency and Availability of Networked Data Replications....Pages 289-300
Querying Multidatabase Systems Using SIQL....Pages 301-313
Extending Relational Data Access Programming Libraries for Fuzziness: The fJDBC Framework....Pages 314-328
Approximating Terminological Queries....Pages 329-343
Conjunctive Aggregation of Extended Possibilistic Truth Values and Flexible Database Querying....Pages 344-355
Interactive Query Formulation in Semistructured Databases....Pages 356-369
Paraconsistent Query Answering Systems....Pages 370-384
Back Matter....Pages 385-386

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Flexible Query Answering Systems, FQAS 2002, held in Copenhagen, Denmark, in October 2002.

The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the proceedings. Among the fields covered are database management, information retrieval, domain modeling, knowledge representation and ontologies, knowledge discovery and data mining, artificial intelligence, classical and nonclassical logics, computational linguistics, natural language processing, multimedia information systems, and human-computer interaction.

Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XI
Context — Sensitive Query Expansion Based on Fuzzy Clustering of Index Terms....Pages 1-11
Intelligent Information Integration as a Constraint Handling Problem....Pages 12-27
Effect Preservation as a Means for Achieving Update Consistency....Pages 28-43
Recursive Queries in Product Databases....Pages 44-55
A Class-Based Logic Language for Ontologies....Pages 56-70
Consistent Answers from Integrated Data Sources....Pages 71-85
A Knowledge-Based Query System for Biological Databases....Pages 86-99
On Measuring Similarity for Conceptual Querying....Pages 100-111
Representation & Querying of Temporal Conflict....Pages 112-123
Adding Flexibility to Structure Similarity Queries on XML Data....Pages 124-139
An Efficient Incremental Lower Bound Approach for Solving Approximate Nearest-Neighbor Problem of Complex Vague Queries....Pages 140-153
Association Rule Extraction for Text Mining....Pages 154-162
User Preference Information in Query Answering....Pages 163-173
Bipolarity in Flexible Querying....Pages 174-182
Theory of K-Calculuses as a Powerful and Flexible Mathematical Framework for Building Ontologies and Designing Natural Language Processing Systems....Pages 183-196
X-Compass: An XML Agent for Supporting User Navigation on the Web....Pages 197-211
A Parallel Spatial Join Processing for Distributed Spatial Databases....Pages 212-225
Query Construction through Meaningful Suggestions of Terms....Pages 226-239
An Augmented Visual Query Mechanism for Finding Patterns in Time Series Data....Pages 240-250
Spatio-Temporal Querying in Video Databases....Pages 251-262
A Similarity-Based Unification Model for Flexible Querying....Pages 263-273
A Formal Model for Data Fusion....Pages 274-288
Flexible Management of Consistency and Availability of Networked Data Replications....Pages 289-300
Querying Multidatabase Systems Using SIQL....Pages 301-313
Extending Relational Data Access Programming Libraries for Fuzziness: The fJDBC Framework....Pages 314-328
Approximating Terminological Queries....Pages 329-343
Conjunctive Aggregation of Extended Possibilistic Truth Values and Flexible Database Querying....Pages 344-355
Interactive Query Formulation in Semistructured Databases....Pages 356-369
Paraconsistent Query Answering Systems....Pages 370-384
Back Matter....Pages 385-386
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