Knowledge-Based Systems

Data mining technique is capable of mining valuable knowledge from large and changeable database. This paper puts forward a data mining method combining attribute-oriented induction, information gain, and decision tree, which is suitable for ...

In this era of digital revolution models are considered an important organizational resource. This demands a new approach in managing the repository of models for decision makers. This study presents a framework for meta-modeling of knowledge. The study ...

The inference engine (IE) is a crucial component of expert systems (ES). As the management environment has become rapidly digitalized with the advent of the Internet, the traditional IE is now facing a severe criticism - i.e., that it cannot effectively ...

Concept maps have been widely put to educational uses. They possess a number of appealing features which make them a promising tool for teaching, learning, evaluation, and curriculum planning. This paper presents self-associated concept mapping (SACM) ...

In the Internet, proxy servers play the key roles between users and web sites, which could reduce the response time of user requests and save network bandwidth. Basically, an efficient buffer manager should be built in a proxy server to cache frequently ...

Today, the pace of progress in fermentation is fast and furious, particularly since the advent of genetic engineering and the recent advances in computer sciences and process control. The high cost associated with many fermentation processes makes ...

Formal Concept Analysis (FCA) is revealing interesting in supporting difficult activities that are becoming fundamental in the development of the Semantic Web. Assessing concept similarity is one of such activities since it allows the identification of ...