This study presents a method to automatically acquire paraphrases using bilingual corpora, which utilizes the bilingual dependency relations obtained by projecting a monolingual dependency parse onto the other language sentence based on statistical alignment techniques. Since the paraphrasing method is capable of clearly disambiguating the sense of an original phrase using the bilingual context...

The traditional focus of knowledge engineering has been to acquire knowledge that can be used in deductive inference. Acquiring such knowledge invariably requires users to undergo extensive training. There are, however, aspects of the knowledge necessary for deductive inference that require much less training and sophistication. For example, capturing knowledge involving ground facts and concep...

Employee turnover is prevalent in the software engineering industry. When new employees enter into an organization, it is necessary for them to acquire new organizational knowledge so that they can work more effectively. In this paper, we explore how various knowledge acquisition channels can be used to acquire different types of knowledge. Using organizational communication theory and social p...

Introduction. This study aims to (a) construct a typology of how individuals acquire cancer information, and (b) examine whether these types differ regarding socio-demographics and cancer-related knowledge, attitudes and behaviour. Method. A standardized, cross-sectional survey among cancer diagnosed and non-diagnosed individuals in Flanders, Belgium (N= 2008) was conducted. Analysis. A two-ste...

This study investigated the effects of financial literacy, self-control, and demographic determinants on individual performance behavior during Lebanese crisis period between 2019 2021. To best our knowledge, this may be first that compares for different generations, genders, marital statuses, education income levels. do so, we conducted a comprehensive survey 328 individuals performed logistic...

─ The paper discusses the contribution of image processing techniques to improve cognitive processes, acquire vector data and support decision making. Also the problem of knowledge management is addressed and the different ways of knowledge integration is discussed. The paper is focused on the possibility to support our decisions using GIS and knowledge database in combination with raster orien...

Individuals’ knowledge networks are widely considered to contribute substantially to the effectiveness and efficiency of organizations. While the positive effects of knowledge networks as a primary driver of social capital have recently received considerable research attention, potential determinants of individuals’ network building have not yet been adequately addressed. In this study, we inve...