Gradual dependencies of the form the more A, the more B offer valuable information that linguistically express relationships between variations of the attributes. Several formalisations and automatic extraction algorithms have been proposed recently. In this paper, we first present an overview of these methods. We then propose an algorithm that combines the principles of several existing approa...

To evaluate the reading performance of children, human assessment is usually involved, where a teacher or tutor has to take time to individually estimate the performance in terms of fluency (speed, accuracy and expression). Automatic estimation of reading ability can be an important alternative or complement to the usual methods, and can improve other applications such as elearning. Techniques ...

This paper presents a new approach for design of the log-periodic dipole array antenna (LPDA) based on using of different design parameters in the LPDA elements to control the antenna behavior. In the proposed procedure, the design parameters can control the value of forward gain over the operating frequency range, and also adjust the gain flatness. Furthermore, this design procedure can decrea...