This is an extended abstract of the published paper “Approximate Similarity and Poincaré Paradox to be published in Notre Dame Journal of Formal Logic, 49, 2008”. The startin point is an observation by De Cock and Kerre, in which, in considering Poincaré paradox, one observes that the intuitive notion of “approximate similarity” cannot be adequately represented by the fuzzy equivalence relation...

Advanced perceptual systems are faced with the problem of securing a principled (ideally, veridical) relationship between the world and its internal representation. I propose a unified approach to visual representation, addressing the need for superordinate and basic-level categorization and for the identification of specific instances of familiar categories. According to the proposed theory, a...

Maintenance is a dominant component of software cost, and localizing reported defects so that they can be fixed is a significant component of maintenance. The size and complexity of contemporary systems makes such fault localization difficult, however. In addition, defect reports often contain incomplete information provided by users who may be unfamiliar with the code base. We propose a lightw...

similarities and differences of interdiction in khamseh religions   fatemeh hosseinpour mogaddami [1] eivazi (ph.d.) [2] abstract interdiction and its application is one of the important subjects from judicial, legal and also social aspects. interdiction means prohibition of financial possessions and the interdictor is the person who is prohibited from possession of his properties. the reasons ...