Abst rac t . V~% here expand on a previous paper concerning the role of logic in information retrieval (IR) modelling.. In that paper, among other things, we had pointed out how differenV ways of understanding the contribution of logic to IR have sprung from the (always unstated) adherence to either the total or the partial'knowledge assumption. Here we make our analysis more precise by relat.i...

The main purpose of this research project was to investigate the impact of Strategic Human Resource Management practices on knowledge sharing behavior among university faculty members. This research also studied the mediating role of trust and organizational commitment in the relationship between SHRM practices and knowledge sharing behavior. Following the positivist paradigm, this research ado...

A number of modern word learning theories posit statistical processes in which knowledge is accumulated across many exposures to a word and its potential referents. Accordingly, words do not go directly from unknown to known, but rather pass through intermediate stages of partial knowledge. This work presents empirical evidence for the existence of such partial knowledge, and further demonstrat...

In this paper we show how a user can innuence recovery of Bayesian Networks from a database by specifying prior knowledge. The main novelty of our approach is that the user only has to provide partial prior knowledge, which is then completed to a full prior over all possible network structures. This partial prior knowledge is expressed among variables in an intuitive pairwise way, which embodie...

Y chromosome microdeletions are the second genetic cause of male infertility. The incidence of Y chromosome microdeletions can vary considerably depending on several factors, including patient selection criteria, population composition, and diagnostic protocols. They are associated with spermatogenic failure and lead to azoospermia or oligozoospermia. The advance in assisted reproductive techno...

By design methodology we mean a specific scheme for organizing reasoning steps and domain knowledge to construct a solution for a particular problem in a particular domain. We are not referring to a general-purpose methodology for design. It provides both a conceptual framework for organizing design knowledge and a strategy for applying that knowledge [Sobolewski 1996]. It can provide the knowl...

Although numerous studies have discussed the importance of the relationship between knowledge management and software process improvement (SPI), a research gap still exists in relation to how the specific role of knowledge sharing influences successful SPI implementation. This study advances our knowledge by developing an innovative model for exploring the impact of knowledge sharing on SPI suc...