Abstract This paper applies a new approach to the identification of discourses, based on Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA), study discourse variation over time. The MCA keywords deals with major issue use identify discourses: allocation individual multiple discourses. Yet, as this demonstrates, also allows us observe in prevalence discourses texts patterns keyword co-occurrence. Metadata c...

This paper presents initial results on stochastic business process modelling. We interpret business processes as problem solving processes to show that certain trade-offs in stakeholder involvement can usefully be analysed. Our initial results illustrate the analytic potential of our stochastic model, which could be useful to business process analysts and designers. Keywords-process modelling; ...

Authors are requested to select key words from the following list. You may use plurals and adjectives for combinations like absolute pupillary response, centrifugal optic nerve, inter blobs, etc. If key words are needed which do not appear in this list, please underline them. For animal classification the Latin nomenclature should be used. p-mechanism A-scan a-wave aberration absolute absorptio...

This paper addresses the process of the ontology extension for a selected domain of interest which is defined by keywords and possibly a glossary of relevant terms. A new methodology for semi-automatic ontology extension, aggregating the elements of text mining and user-dialog approaches for ontology extension, is proposed and evaluated. We conduct a set of ranking, tagging and illustrative que...

As business rules are very common in business information systems, it is fundamental to analyze geographic rules in order to include them into geographic knowledge systems. The goal of this paper is, starting from examples taken overall from urban and environmental planning, to examine geographic rule semantics, and in particular to model space by combining logic and computational geometry. The...

This paper addresses the fundamental requirements for starting an online business. It covers the process of ideation, conceptualization, formulation, and implementation of new venture ideas on the Web. Using Facebook as an illustrative example, we learn how to turn an idea into a successful electronic business and to execute a business plan with IT skills, management expertise, a good entrepren...

in this paper the taxonomy of some previously reported taxa as cercospora apii s.lat. in iran, is discussed and some new records are listed. cercospora species on abelia grandiflora (c. deutziae), erythrina crista-galli (c. erythrinicola), euphorbia heterophylla (c. pulcherrimae) and zanthedeschia aethiopica (c. richardiicola) are new for mycobiota of iran. cercospora iridis which was previousl...

The paper outlines the drivers behind the movement from products to solutions in the Hi-Tech Business-to-Business markets. The paper lists out the challenges in enabling the transformation from products to solutions and also attempts to explore strategic and operational recommendations based on the authors’ factual experiences with Japanese Hi-tech manufacturing organizations. Organizations in ...