abstract This paper presents a taxonomy of methods for detecting race conditions in parallel programs, shows how recent results t into the taxonomy, and presents some new results for previously unexamined points in the taxonomy. It also presents a taxonomy of \races" and suggested terminology.

The ability to automatically extract information from the footnotes of financial statements simplifies access to critical information concerning public companies. However, extraction can be particularly challenging due to great variations in the filing structure and terminologies used. Hierarchical formalization of text becomes a necessity in such circumstances. This is facilitated by the creat...

Taxonomy is the discipline in biology aimed at characterizing and naming taxa and taxonomy plays a major role in conserving biodiversity. The central unit of taxonomy is species and generating biological information requires naming of species. Thousands of species are being named every year since the advent of Linnaean nomenclature in 1758. Alpha taxonomy relates to species level characterizati...