Knowledge representation of “open data” involves aggregation of disparate information in a semantically meaningful context. This task is challenging as such datasets are arbitrarily structured and fragmented with no overarching contextual framework in which the datasets are uploaded. The utility of such datasets is determined by the “context” in which they are presented and the same dataset can...

This study promotes the use of a multiclassifier system (MCS) fed with high-resolution remote sensing data coupled with contextual and textural data in the domain of land cover and land use classification. The gain of this approach is shown by a favorable comparison of our BAGFS classifier (a mixture of bagging and feature subset classifier) over two single classifier techniques (5-NN and C4.5 ...

The extent of the Genesis Flood has been vigorously debated by biblical scholars. For those who accept a recent creation week of six literal consecutive, twenty-four-days, a universal Flood is necessary to explain the existence of the geologic column. The thesis of this study is that only the traditional interpretation which posits a literal, universal, worldwide Genesis Flood does full justice...

In this research and development project we are exploring a new approach of mobile web and location-based services (LBS) for communication / collaboration which is based on a physical hot spot serving as an accumulation point; a hub for thematic and social collaboration. Different actors can consult, publish or exchange information in relation with the location materialized by the hot spot. Thi...

OBJECTIVES Sexual partnership patterns, forced sex, and condom non-use can contribute to STI risk, but little is known about these patterns among Aboriginal young people despite elevated STI risk in this group. We describe sexual relationship and condom use patterns among Canadian Aboriginal young people, and how these patterns relate to the socio-structural context as experienced by young peop...

there is considerable agreement among linguists that thematic analysis offers writers insights into manuscripts that may be rejected by international journals due to thematic organization problems. whereas many comparative studies have provided valuable information about thematic progression (tp), the role of peripheral themes (pts) has almost been neglected. using the revised model of the tp p...

In this paper we present a novel algorithm for document clustering. This approach is based on distributional clustering where subject related words, which have a narrow context, are identified to form metatags for that subject. These contextual words form the basis for creating thematic clusters of documents. We believe that this approach will be invaluable in creating an information retrieval ...

This paper presents an information extraction system that processes the textual content of classiied newspaper advertisements in French. The system uses both lexical (words, regular expressions) and contextual information to structure the content of the ads on the basis of predeened thematic forms. The paper rst describes the enhanced tagging mechanism used for extraction. A quantitative evalua...

OBJECTIVE This study examined local news media's framing of obesity preceding and surrounding the Philadelphia sugar-sweetened beverage reduction media campaign. METHODS Using key search terms pertaining to obesity and sugary beverages, the authors searched the LexisNexis database and gathered local news stories (n = 167) that were aired or published between October, 2010 and March, 2011. The...

Background: Death is a natural and frightening phenomenon, which is inevitable. Previous studies on death, which presented a negative and tedious image of this process, are now being revised and directed towards acceptable death and good death. One of the proposed terms about death and dying is "healthy death", which encourages dealing with death positively and leading a lively and happy life u...