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Springer Journal On Data Semantics Vii 2006 Edition by Stefano Spaccapietra
The LNCS Journal on Data Semantics is devoted to the presentation of notable work that addresses research and development on issues related to data semantics. Based on the publication platform Lecture Notes in Computer Science, this new journal is widely disseminated and available worldwide. The scope of the journal ranges from theories supporting the formal definition of semantic content to innovative domain-specific applications of semantic knowledge. Table of contents : Discovering the Semantics of Relational Tables Through Mappings.- Specifying the Semantics of Operation Contracts in Conceptual Modeling.- Model-Driven Ontology Engineering.- Inheritance in Rule-Based Frame Systems: Semantics and Inference.- Unsupervised Duplicate Detection Using Sample Non-duplicates.- Towards Algebraic Query Optimisation for XQuery.- Automatic Image Description Based on Textual Data.- Reasoning About ORA-SS Data Models Using the Semantic Web.- A Pragmatic Approach to Model and Exploit the Semantics of Product Information.