Henrik Legind Larsen, Janusz Kacprzyk, Slawomir Zadrozny, Troels Andreasen, Henning Christiansen (Eds.): Flexible Query Answering Systems, Recent Advances, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Flexible Query Answering Systems, FQAS 2000, October 25 - 28, 2000, Warsaw, Poland. ISSN 1615-3871, ISBN 3-7908-1347-8, Physica-Verlag Heidelberg New York, A Springer-Verlag Company

1. Flexibility in Database Management and Querying

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  Jens Albrecht, Wolfgang Hümmer, Wolfgang Lehner, Lutz Schlesinger: Using Semantics for Query Derivability in Data Warehouse Applications. 3-14
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  Troels Andreasen, Jørgen Fischer Nilsson, Hanne Erdman Thomsen: Ontology-Based Querying. 15-26
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  Marcelo Arenas, Leopoldo E. Bertossi, Jan Chomicki: Specifying and Querying Database Repairs using Logic Programs with Exceptions. 27-41
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  Alain Bidault, Christine Froidevaux, Brigitte Safar: Finding Successful Queries in a Mediator Context. 42-53
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  Ignacio J. Blanco, Nicolás Marín, Olga Pons, María Amparo Vila Miranda: An Extension of Data Description Language (DDL) for Fuzzy Data Handling. 54-63
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  Patrick Bosc, Ludovic Lietard, Olivier Pivert: About Ill-Known Data and Equi-Join Operations. 65-74
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  Murat Koyuncu, Adnan Yazici, Roy George: Flexible Querying in an Intelligent Object-Oriented Database Environment. 75-84
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  Ulf Leser, Felix Naumann: Query Planning with Information Quality Bounds. 85-94
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  Peter Marcincák, Marcel Matula: Metadata and Object-Oriented Approach to Flexible Querying. 95-102
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  Ashley Morris, Piotr Jankowski: Combining Fuzzy Sets and Databases in Multiple Criteria Spatial Decision Making. 103-116
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  Zbigniew W. Ras: Query Answering in DAKS Based on Reducts. 117-127
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  Abdelhak Seriai, Chabane Oussalah: A Reuse Based Object-Oriented Framework Towards Flexible Formulation of Computer Queries. 128-137

2. Knowledge Representation and Reasoning

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  Slim Abdennadher, Henning Christiansen: An Experimental CLP Platform for Integrity Constraints and Abduction. 141-152
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  Krassimir T. Atanassov: Temporal Intuitionistic Fuzzy Relations. 153-160
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  Panagiotis Chountas, Ilias Petrounias: Representing Temporal and Factual Uncertainty. 161-170
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  Robert Demolombe: Abstract Objects to Represent Large Answers to Queries in a Concise Form. 171-181
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  Laura Mota-Herranz, Matilde Celma, Hendrik Decker: Transaction Trees for Knowledge Revision. 182-191
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  Nikolai G. Nikolov: Situations Endowed with Lattice Structure. 192-199
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  Zenon A. Sosnowski: Activation of Fuzzy Rules in RETE Network. 200-209
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  Zoran Stojanovic: New Method for Qualitative Spatial Reasoning Based on Matrix Calculus. 210-219
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  Peter Vojtás, Zdenek Fabián: Aggregating Similar Witnesses for Flexible Query Answering. 220-229
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  Stanislaw Zbroja, Antoni Ligeza: Case-Based Reasoning within Tabular Systems: Extended Structural Data Representation and Partial Matching. 230-239

3. Natural Language and Multimedia Processing

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  Afzal Ballim, Vincenzo Pallotta: Weighted Semantic Parsing: A Robust Approach to Interpretation of Natural Language Queries. 243-254
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  Jesús Cardeñosa, Luis Iraola, Edmundo Tovar: Author Extraction: A Test Experience for Flexible Information Extraction. 255-266
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  Fabio Crestani: Word Recognition Errors and Relevance Feedback in Spoken Query Processing. 267-281
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  Marcin Detyniecki: Browsing a Video with Simple Constrained Queries over Fuzzy Annotations. 282-288
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  Chantal Enguehard: Flexible Equality of Terms: Definition and Evaluation. 289-300
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  Mounia Lalmas, Thomas Rölleke, Frank Turra, Norbert Fuhr: Concepts for a Graphical User Interface for Hypermedia Retrieval. 301-314
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  Marilde Terezinha Prado Santos, Marina Teresa Pires Vieira, Sérgio R. Borges, Josiel M. Figueiredo, Fábio Fornazaria, Mauro Biajiz: Semantic Information Search Facilities for MHEG-5 and SMIL Applications. 315-325
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  Khalid Saeed, Agnieszka Dardzinska: Cursive Letters Language Processing: Muqla Model and Toeplitz Matrices Approach. 326-333

4. Information Retrieval and Semistructured Data

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  Péter Baranyi, László T. Kóczy: Saving Calculation in Information Retrieval. 337-349
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  Gloria Bordogna, Gabriella Pasi: Flexible Querying of Structured Documents. 350-361
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  Patrice Buche, Ollivier Haemmerlé: Towards Category-Based Fuzzy Querying of Both Structured and Semi-Structured Imprecise Data. 362-375
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  Mohand-Said Hacid, Farouk Toumani: Declarative Constrained Language for Semistructured Data. 376-385
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  Donald H. Kraft, Jianhua Chen: Integrating and Extending Fuzzy Clustering and Inferencing to Improve Text Retrieval Performance. 386-395
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  Maria J. Martín-Bautista, Daniel Sánchez, María Amparo Vila Miranda, Henrik Legind Larsen: Measuring Effectiveness in Fuzzy Information Retrieval. 396-402

5. Acquisition of Data and Knowledge

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  Hristo T. Aladjov: Describing the Process of Training of Intuitionistic Fuzzy Generalized Net Models. 405-412
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  Piero Alcamo, Francesco Domenichini, Franco Turini: An XML Based Environment in Support of the Overall KDD Process. 413-424
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  Jean-François Boulicaut, Artur Bykowski, Baptiste Jeudy: Towards the Tractable Discovery of Association Rules with Negations. 425-434
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  Fosca Giannotti, Giuseppe Manco: Declarative Knowledge Extraction with Interactive User-Defined Aggregates. 435-444
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  Antonín Dvorák, Vilém Novák: On the Extraction of Linguistic Knowledge in Databases Using Fuzzy Logic. 445-454
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  Sergio Greco, Elio Masciari, Luigi Pontieri: Combining Different Data Mining Techniques to Improve Data Analysis. 455-464
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  Przemyslaw Grzegorzewski: Interval Aggregation in Data Mining. 465-474
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  Janusz Kacprzyk, Slawomir Zadrozny: On Linguistic Approaches in Flexible Querying and Mining of Association Rules. 475-484
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  Kenneth A. Kaufman, Ryszard S. Michalski: A Knowledge Scout for Discovering Medical Patterns: Methodology and System SCAMP. 485-496
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  Christophe Marsala, Bernadette Bouchon-Meunier: Construction of Fuzzy Classes by Fuzzy Partitioning. 497-506
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  Qiang Wei, Guoqing Chen: Association Rules with Opposite Items in Large Categorical Databases. 507-514

6. Cyberspace and Distributed Data

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  Fernando Aguiar, Michel Beigbeder: Discovering the Context of WWW Pages to Improve the Effectiveness of Local Search Engines. 517-527
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  Stanislaw Ambroszkiewicz: Towards Semantic Interoperability in Cyberspace. 528-537
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  Carlo Bellettini, Ernesto Damiani, Maria Grazia Fugini: Querying UML/XML Design Information. 538-549
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  Jesús Cardeñosa, David Escorial, Edmundo Tovar: Multimodal Input Analysis and Design for a Home Information System. 550-559
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  Mieczyslaw A. Klopotek, Slawomir T. Wierzchon, Andrzej Jodlowski, Krzysztof Skowronski, Maciej Michalewicz, Marek A. Bednarczyk, Wieslaw Pawlowski: Dynamic AI Methods Applied to Internet-Based Integration of Credit Scoring Systems. 560-569
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  Nicola Maiellaro: Integrated GIS for Building Control in Small Sized Cities - from DOS to Web. 570-579
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  Amihai Motro, Philipp Anokhin, Jacob Berlin: Intelligent Methods in Virtual Databases. 580-591
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  Paulo Quaresma, Irene Pimenta Rodrigues: A Dialogue Manager for a WWW-Based Information Retrieval System. 592-601
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  Thomas Whalen, Arun Rai, Thomas Flynn: Flexible Queries in the eCommerce Shopping Mall: A Discursive Analysis. 602-612

Acknowledgment: The information on this page was contributed by Hendrik Decker