An algorithm is presented for the fast and accurate definition of protein structural domains from coordinate data without prior knowledge of the number or type of domains. The algorithm explicitly locates domains that comprise one or two continuous segments of protein chain. Domains that include more than two segments are also located. The algorithm was applied to a nonredundant database of 230...

I argue that taking the Practical Conditionals Thesis (PCT) seriously demands a new understanding of the semantics of such conditionals. Practical Conditionals Thesis: A practical conditional [if A][ought(B)] expresses B’s conditional preferability given A Paul Weirich has argued that the conditional utility of a state of affairs B on A is to be identified as the degree to which it is desired u...

An instrument designed to separate 2 midlevel traits within each of the Big Five (the Big Five Aspect Scales [BFAS]) was used to clarify the relation of personality to cognitive ability. The BFAS measures Openness to Experience and Intellect as separate (although related) traits, and refers to the broader Big Five trait as Openness/Intellect. In 2 samples (N = 125 and 189), Intellect was indepe...

In a world in which the intellect has become synonymous with reason and intuition with a “biological” sixth sense concerned with foretelling future events, it becomes difficult to understand what intellect and intuition, these two key faculties upon which knowledge is based, can mean in the context of Islamic thought. To understand the meaning of these terms in the traditional Islamic universe ...

In the creation/inheritance of organizational intellect, it is important to facilitate better communication between organizational members as well as to grasp and manage the organizational intellect. “Intellectual reputation (IR)” introduced in this paper is reputation for the formative process of organizational intellect. We consider a general mechanism to find and introduce a person expected ...

The INTELLECT n a t u r a l l a n g u a g e d a t a b a s e q u e r y s y s t e m , a product of Artificial Intelligence Corporation, is the only commercially available system with true English query capability. Based on experience with INTELLECT in the areas of quality assurance and customer support, a number of issues in evaluating a natural language database query system, particularly the IN...

In the creation/inheritance of organizational intellect, it is important to facilitate better communication between organizational members as well as to grasp and manage the organizational intellect. “Intellectual reputation (IR)” introduced in this paper is reputation for the formative process of organizational intellect. We consider a general mechanism to find and introduce a person expected ...