Contextual Probability-Based Classification
The k-Nearest-Neighbors (kNN) method for classification is simple but effective in many cases. The success of kNN in classification...
Improving the Performance of Decision Tree: A Hybrid Approach
In this paper, a hybrid learning approach named Flexible NBTree is proposed. Flexible NBTree uses Bayes measure δ to...
Understanding Relationships: Classifying Verb Phrase Semantics
Relationships are an essential part of the design of a database because they capture associations between things. Comparing and...
Definition of Events and Their Effects in Object-Oriented Conceptual Modeling Languages
Most current conceptual modeling languages and methods do not model events as entities. We argue that, at least in...
Enterprise Modeling with Conceptual XML
An open challenge is to integrate XML and conceptual modeling in order to satisfy large-scale enterprise needs. Because enterprises...
Classification of Business Process Correspondences and Associated Integration Operators
Integration of business processes requires the integration of both the structure and behaviour of the data objects involved. Research...
Graphical Reasoning for Sets of Functional Dependencies
Reasoning on constraint sets is a difficult task. Classical database design is based on a step-wise extension of the...
On Behavioural Model Transformation in Web Services
Web Services are seen as one of the most promising solutions for the integration of autonomous, heterogonous e-business systems....
ER-Based Software Sizing for Data-Intensive Systems
Despite the existence of well-known software sizing methods such as Function Point method, many developers still continue to use...
Model-Driven Planning and Development of Infrastructures for E-Commerce
For many companies, especially small and medium sized firms (SME), planning and implementing infrastructures for Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) that...
