We describe our approach to the construction and evaluation of a large-scale database called “CatVar” which contains categorial variations of English lexemes. Due to the prevalence of cross-language categorial variation in multilingual applications, our categorial-variation resource may serve as an integral part of a diverse range of natural language applications. Thus, the research reported he...

Efficiently searchable and easily deployable encryption schemes enable an untrusted, legacy service such as a relational database engine to perform searches over encrypted data. The ease with which such schemes can be deployed on top of existing services makes them especially appealing in operational environments where encryption is needed but it is not feasible to replace large infrastructure ...

Computer and information technologies offer significant potential to improve management practices in the construction industry. However, even though all parties involved in construction rely on computers to perform their tasks, the exchange of information among the different participants during the phases of a facility is still primarily paper-based. This paper presents a GIS-based integrated v...