Ebook: Modeling Complex Data for Creating Information

J.-E DUBOIS and N. GERSHON As with Volume 1 in this series, this book was inspired by the Symposium on "Communications and Computer Aided Systems" held at the 14th International CODATA Conference in September 1994 in Chambery, France. This book was conceived and influenced by the discussions at the Symposium and most of the contributions were written following the Conference. Whereas the first volume dealt with the numerous challenges facing the information revolution, especially its communication aspects, this one provides an insight into the recent tools provided by computer science for handling the complex aspects of scientific and technological data. This volume, "Modeling Complex Data for Creating Information," is concerned with real and virtual objects often involved with data handling processes encountered frequently in modeling physical phenomena and systems behavior. Topics concerning modeling complex data for creating information include: • Object oriented approach for structuring data and knowledge • Imprecision and uncertainty in information systems • Fractal modeling and shape and surface processing • Symmetry applications for molecular data The choice of these topics reflects recent developments in information systems technologies. One example is object oriented technology. Recently, research, development and applications have been using object-oriented modeling for computer handling of data and data management. Object oriented technology offers increasingly easy-to-use software applications and operating systems. As a result, science and technology research and applications can now provide more flexible and effective services.

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The series Data and Knowledge in a Changing World covers the quality and accessability of quantitative and qualitative data, classical and ground-breaking methods by which numeric and symbolic data are acquired, analyzed, and managed. The current volume is devoted to problems of data representation.

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The series Data and Knowledge in a Changing World covers the quality and accessability of quantitative and qualitative data, classical and ground-breaking methods by which numeric and symbolic data are acquired, analyzed, and managed. The current volume is devoted to problems of data representation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
How to Structure Data: The Object Oriented Approach (A Survey)....Pages 3-8
Intelligent Agents : A New Step Towards Data and Knowledge Organization....Pages 9-14
Description and Applications of an Object-Oriented Model PDM....Pages 15-24
A Step Towards the Client/Server Model: The OODE Approach....Pages 25-30
From Bibliographic Data Bases to Knowledge Bases....Pages 31-38
Imprecision and Uncertainty....Pages 39-46
Ill-Defined Data in Information Systems : From Fuzzy Pattern Matching to Data Fusion....Pages 47-54
Error and Uncertainty in Physical Measurements....Pages 55-64
Fuzzy Automata and Grammars: Manipulation of Uncertain Knowledge....Pages 65-78
Data Processing in Chemistry with Neural Networks : An Alternate Way in Cases of Fuzzy Data or Incomplete Models....Pages 79-88
Clean-up of Spectro-Structural Databases using Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 89-94
Computer Integrated and Information Aided Investigation Activities....Pages 95-104
A Cooperative Design Environment Based on an Active Repository....Pages 105-110
A Reuse-Based Schema Construction System....Pages 111-118
The Olympios Model for the Analysis, Specification and Design of an Information and Decision System....Pages 119-124
Impediments to an Elusive Dream : Computer Access to Numeric Data for Engineering Materials....Pages 125-132
Scientific Databases: Tentative Analysis of Productivity....Pages 133-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-146
Shape — Data Processing in the Natural Sciences and Technology....Pages 147-154
3D Modeling of Complex Natural Objects....Pages 155-168
Quantitative Description of the Shape of Interfaces in Molecular Complexes....Pages 169-178
Front Matter....Pages 145-146
The Genetic Code — Passing from One Dimension to Three Dimensions....Pages 179-190
A New Method for Unbiased Comparison of Protein Structures....Pages 191-198
Simulation of Growth and Form of Sponges and Corals and the Influence of the Physical Environment....Pages 199-208
Fractal Shape Description using Compact Data Sets....Pages 209-222
Expert System of Image Processing-Applications to the Reconstruction of 3D Images from 2D Images....Pages 223-236
Deducing Molecular Symmetry by Topochromatic Permutations....Pages 237-244
Chirbase : A Database Utilizing a Molecular Recognition Approach for Selection of a Chiral Chromatographic System....Pages 245-250
Global Recognition of the Chromatographic Profiles of Complex Matrices....Pages 251-260
Morphology Recognition by Means of Chiral Gas Chromatography....Pages 261-268
Quantum Chemistry Techniques Applied to the Modelling of the Enantioselective Hydrogenation Mechanism of ?-Ketoesters....Pages 269-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-277

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The series Data and Knowledge in a Changing World covers the quality and accessability of quantitative and qualitative data, classical and ground-breaking methods by which numeric and symbolic data are acquired, analyzed, and managed. The current volume is devoted to problems of data representation.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XX
Front Matter....Pages 1-2
How to Structure Data: The Object Oriented Approach (A Survey)....Pages 3-8
Intelligent Agents : A New Step Towards Data and Knowledge Organization....Pages 9-14
Description and Applications of an Object-Oriented Model PDM....Pages 15-24
A Step Towards the Client/Server Model: The OODE Approach....Pages 25-30
From Bibliographic Data Bases to Knowledge Bases....Pages 31-38
Imprecision and Uncertainty....Pages 39-46
Ill-Defined Data in Information Systems : From Fuzzy Pattern Matching to Data Fusion....Pages 47-54
Error and Uncertainty in Physical Measurements....Pages 55-64
Fuzzy Automata and Grammars: Manipulation of Uncertain Knowledge....Pages 65-78
Data Processing in Chemistry with Neural Networks : An Alternate Way in Cases of Fuzzy Data or Incomplete Models....Pages 79-88
Clean-up of Spectro-Structural Databases using Artificial Neural Networks....Pages 89-94
Computer Integrated and Information Aided Investigation Activities....Pages 95-104
A Cooperative Design Environment Based on an Active Repository....Pages 105-110
A Reuse-Based Schema Construction System....Pages 111-118
The Olympios Model for the Analysis, Specification and Design of an Information and Decision System....Pages 119-124
Impediments to an Elusive Dream : Computer Access to Numeric Data for Engineering Materials....Pages 125-132
Scientific Databases: Tentative Analysis of Productivity....Pages 133-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-146
Shape — Data Processing in the Natural Sciences and Technology....Pages 147-154
3D Modeling of Complex Natural Objects....Pages 155-168
Quantitative Description of the Shape of Interfaces in Molecular Complexes....Pages 169-178
Front Matter....Pages 145-146
The Genetic Code — Passing from One Dimension to Three Dimensions....Pages 179-190
A New Method for Unbiased Comparison of Protein Structures....Pages 191-198
Simulation of Growth and Form of Sponges and Corals and the Influence of the Physical Environment....Pages 199-208
Fractal Shape Description using Compact Data Sets....Pages 209-222
Expert System of Image Processing-Applications to the Reconstruction of 3D Images from 2D Images....Pages 223-236
Deducing Molecular Symmetry by Topochromatic Permutations....Pages 237-244
Chirbase : A Database Utilizing a Molecular Recognition Approach for Selection of a Chiral Chromatographic System....Pages 245-250
Global Recognition of the Chromatographic Profiles of Complex Matrices....Pages 251-260
Morphology Recognition by Means of Chiral Gas Chromatography....Pages 261-268
Quantum Chemistry Techniques Applied to the Modelling of the Enantioselective Hydrogenation Mechanism of ?-Ketoesters....Pages 269-274
Back Matter....Pages 275-277
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