The main objective of this work is to improve the quality of the results produced by the Internet search engines. In order to achieve it, the FIS-CRM model (Fuzzy Interrelations and Synonymy based Concept Representation Model) is proposed as a mechanism for representing the concepts (not only terms) contained in any kind of document. This model, based on the vector space model, incorporates a f...

In this paper we propose a new approach for mining association rules of classi cation type particularly suited for use in collaborative recommender systems. Such systems rely on information about relationships between di erent users' preferences in order to recommend items of potential interest to the target user. Despite their successful application to other domains, existing association rule ...

A process defines the way activities are organized, managed, measured, supported and improved to reach a goal. It has been shown, 15 years ago [1] that processes are software too; more precisely that their description can also be software. We hypothesize that a system can be characterized by its goal and by answering the questions: why, what and how. We show that software process work investiga...

Over the past few years, the subject of movies getting louder has generated increasing concern within the film production community. In addition, it has become commonplace for movie-goers to claim that movies are too loud. Many theatres now project films at an audio fader setting below the calibration setting that would match that in the dubbing theatre, presumably because of audience complaints.

At a time when the value of performing aortic valve replacement surgery on elderly patients with aortic stenosis (AS) was being questioned, we reported our findings of a formal decision analysis entitled “You’re Never Too Old” (1) that revealed survival benefit of surgical aortic valve replacement (SAVR) in symptomatic elderly AS patients. SAVR is currently widely accepted as a treatment of oth...

Fathers nowadays are uncertain of their status and function in the family. This book sets out to show the part which a father is meant to play, and to discuss how he can best play it through the succeeding phases of a child's life. The two authors, one of whom is Professor of Psychiatry at Temple University in Philadelphia, have succeeded admirably : they have produced a lively guide to fatherh...