Showing papers by "University of Udine published in 1982"
01 Nov 1982-International Journal of Human-computer Studies \/ International Journal of Man-machine Studies
TL;DR: The overall architecture of the goal oriented parsing system, along with the basic features of the parsing algorithm, are illustrated, based on the new concept of hierarchical parsing and is mainly directed by the semantics of the language.
Abstract: In this paper, a novel approach to natural language understanding, called goal oriented parsing, is presented. Such a model of comprehension is embedded in the more general frame of interpersonal communication and is applied to the person-machine interaction task. It is based on the claim that understanding imperative natural language is strongly dependent both on the goal of the speaker and on the nature of the hearer. This assumption has proved appropriate for the design of effective and robust natural language interfaces to artificial systems. This approach is supported by the development of an experimental project, called NLI, for enquiring in Italian a relational data base. NLI is to date running on a PDP 11/34 computer at the University of Udine. In this paper we illustrate the overall architecture of the system, along with the basic features of the parsing algorithm. This is based on the new concept of hierarchical parsing and is mainly directed by the semantics of the language. The role of clarification dialogue to overcome critical situations is discussed as well. The use of goal oriented parsing in dealing with full query text and anaphora is also exploited. Several meaningful examples are presented. Comparisons with related works are outlined and promising directions deserving further investigation are presented.
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TL;DR: In this article, a finite-element procedure is presented for the calculation of two-dimensional, viscous, incompressible flows of a recirculating nature, where velocity and pressure are uncoupled and the equations are solved one after the other.
Abstract: A finite-element procedure is presented for the calculation of two-dimensional, viscous, incompressible flows of a recirculating nature. As in finite-difference procedures, velocity and pressure are uncoupled and the equations are solved one after the other. Velocity fields are determined by first calculating intermediate velocity values based on an estimated pressure distribution and then obtaining appropriate corrections to satisfy the continuity equation. Illustrative examples involving flow in the entrance region between parallel plates, lid-driven cavity flow, and flow around an obstacle demonstrate the accuracy and capabilities of the proposed technique.
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TL;DR: In this article, two different models for the damping moment to introduce in the rolling equation of the ship are proposed, which contain two terms, respectively linear-quadratic and linear-cubic in the angular velocity, and furthermore they foresee a non-linear term representing the dependence of damping from the heeling angle.
44 citations
12 Jul 1982
TL;DR: Award-winning author and researcher in Computer Science, site leader of Italian MIUR projects COFIN 1997, 1999, 2001 and member of the Organizing or Program Committees of national and international conferences.
Abstract: Biography Born in Lecco, September 3, 1956. Married, two children. Completed the degree in Physics at the University of Milan in 1980, with 110/110 cum laude. Researcher in Computer Science since 1983. Associate Professor since 1989. Full Professor in Computer Science since 1994. Member of the Organizing or Program Committees of national and international conferences. Site leader of Italian MIUR projects COFIN 1997, 1999, 2001.
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05 Jul 1982
TL;DR: In the paper the specifications and basic methodologies of SUSY are introduced, its architecture is illustrated with particular attention to the organization of the basic algorithms, and an example to support the novel approach proposed is described.
Abstract: The paper is devoted to present a new approach to automatic abstracting which is supported by the development of SUSY, an experimental system currently being implemented at the University of Udine (Italy). The original contribution of the research reported is mostly focused on the role of forward and backward reasoning in the abstracting activity. In the paper the specifications and basic methodologies of SUSY are introduced, its architecture is illustrated with particular attention to the organization of the basic algorithms, and an example to support the novel approach proposed is described.
32 citations
TL;DR: Each of the phenotypes examined seemed to play a role in the cow's social adaptation to the variable herd conditions, and both phenotypic and breed characteristics affect the fitness and ability to adapt to the environmental conditions.
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TL;DR: A proposal for language features that meet syntactic and semantic requirements for a language for programming real-time distributed systems are offered, and the features are applied to an example.
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TL;DR: A proposal is developed in order to overcome inadequacy and to emphasize the basic aspects of theoretical Computer Science.
Abstract: Theoretical foundations of Computer Science (Automata Theory, Complexity, Formal Languages ) are taught almost everywhere within Computer Science curricula However little effort is usually done to present this material in an integrated and motivated way, that is in such a way that its application and use in the solution of practical problems appears to any studentA proposal is developed in order to overcome this inadequacy and to emphasize the basic aspects of theoretical Computer Science
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TL;DR: In this paper, the stoichiometry and kinetics of the reaction of carbon monoxide with [CoI2(CO)(PEt3)2] were examined in different solvents and in the presence of free PEt3.
TL;DR: In this article, a sensitive way of analyzing the gluon polarization inside a polarized proton using hyperon production at largepT inPP collisions was proposed, by using initial and final state polarizations.
Abstract: We point out a sensitive way of analyzing the gluon polarization inside a polarized proton using hyperon production at largepT inPP collisions, by using initial and final state polarizations.
TL;DR: In this paper, an iterative procedure for a vector optimization problem in a differentiable context is presented, where the limit 2 of a sequence is fixed a priori and does not depend on the choice both of the initial point x0 and of the procedure itself.
TL;DR: In this article, a detailed historical, movable bed models, and field studies have been conducted with the aim of defining a proper defence system for these beaches, and the results of these studies are reported here.
TL;DR: The general architecture and the fundamental design criteria of a system presently being developed at the University of Udine, aimed at allowing non-professional users, to directly access through natural language the services offered by online data bases, are presented.
TL;DR: In this paper, the process of the reduction of a principal fiber bundle P(M, G) to a reduced subbundle Q(M and H) is analyzed in view of applications to the description of symmetries of gauge theories.
Abstract: The process of the reduction of a principal fibre bundle P(M, G) to a reduced subbundle Q(M, H) is analysed in view of applications to the description of symmetries of gauge theories. The main idea is to relate symmetries of the nonuniqueness of the reduction by gauging the different ways in which for each fiber the unbroken group H is imbedded into the large group G. Gauge theories encompassing gravitation are especially taken into account.
01 Jan 1982