In this paper we describe a multimedia application called Computer Aided Facial Image Inferencing and Retrieval (CAFIIR) system. This system uses both Case Based Reasoning and Information Retrieval Techniques. In CAFIIR we use fuzzy measures to represent characteristic features of a human face. This paper describes a method designed to implement inferencing using fuzzy measures. It also describ...

This paper describes in detail the inferencing rules and operations concerning an ontology formalism previously proposed under Conceptual Structure Theory. The ontology consists of hierarchies of concept, relation and meta-relation types, and formal relationships between them, in particular between arguments of relation and meta-relation types. Inferencing rules are described as well as operati...

In this paper, we pioneer a context-aware approach for quality of experience (QoE) modeling, reasoning and inferencing in mobile and pervasive computing environments. The proposed model is based upon Context Spaces Theory (CST) and influence diagrams (IDs) to handle uncertain and hidden complex inter-dependencies between userperceived and network level QoS and to calculate overall QoE of the us...

The paper describes the method of how to develop “Intelligent agents” for web searching and replacing the existing “User agents” with the “Intelligent agents”. This process is described by developing a website (viz.Music Library) which runs on an inferencing engine which suggests the users the kind of music they like based upon its reasoning. The database for such an engine has been moved away ...

The relationship between working memory capacity and writing ability was examined via a linguistic analysis of student essays. Undergraduate students (n = 108) wrote timed, prompt-based essays and completed a battery of cognitive assessments. The surfaceand discourse-level linguistic features of students’ essays were then analyzed using natural language processing tools. The results indicated t...

The purpose of this study was to examine Turkish English as a Foreign Language Learners’ (EFL) handling of unknown words while reading English texts. The study also examines the relationship between these learners’ perceptions and actual practices in the employment of knowledge sources while trying to guess the meaning of unknown words. The participants involved in this study were 40 pre-servic...

multi-word lexical units are a typical feature of specialized dictionaries, in particular monolingual and bilingual maritime dictionaries. the paper studies the concept of the multi-word lexical unit and considers the similarities and differences of their selection and presentation in monolingual and bilingual maritime dictionaries. the work analyses such issues as the classification of multi-w...

the purpose of this study was to measure reading comprehension strategies when tell me more and sweet english software were utilized to enhance the traditional reading comprehension practice. the study focused on evaluation of four strategies (i.e., scanning, skimming, inferencing and headline guessing) in reading comprehension in three different classes at an english language institute in iran...