EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
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O. Kwon, K.-Y. Kim, K. C. Lee 441 MM-DSS: Integrating multimedia and decision-making knowledge in
decision support systems
M.-L. Huang, H.-Y. Chen, J.-J. Huang 458 Glaucoma detection using adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system
M. K. Shin, S. Y. Huh, W. Lee 469 Providing ranked cooperative query answers using the metricized knowledge
abstraction hierarchy
E. Avci 485 A new optimum feature extraction and classification method for speaker
recognition: GWPNN
W.-W. Wu, Y.-T. Lee 499 Developing global managers’ competencies using the fuzzy DEMATEL
method
D. Mester, O. Bra
¨
ysy, W. Dullaert 508 A multi-parametric evolution strategies algorithm for vehicle routing
problems
W. Zhong, J. He, R. Harrison, P. C. Tai, Y. Pan 518 Clustering support vector machines for protein local structure prediction
A. Sengur, I. Turkoglu, M. C. Ince 527 Wavelet packet neural networks for texture classification
H.-W. Cho 534 Nonlinear feature extraction and classification of multivariate process data
in kernel feature space
L. Rodriguez-Repiso, R. Setchi, J. L. Salmeron 543 Modelling IT projects success with Fuzzy Cognitive Maps
H.-Y. Kang, A. H. I. Lee 560 Priority mix planning for semiconductor fabrication by fuzzy AHP ranking
H.-C. Wang, C.-S. Lee, T.-H. Ho 571 Combining subjective and objective QoS factors for personalized web service
selection
M. H. Kuo 585 An intelligent agent-based collaborative information security framework
H. Altun, A. Bilgil, B. C. Fidan 599 Treatment of multi-dimensional data to enhance neural network estimators
in regression problems
J.-G. Baek, C. O. Kim 606 Learning single-issue negotiation strategies using hierarchical clustering
method
R. Gamanya, P. De Maeyer, M. De Dapper 616 An automated satellite image classification design using object-oriented
segmentation algorithms: A move towards standardization
K. Polat, S. S
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ahan, S. Gu
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nes
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625 Automatic detection of heart disease using an artificial immune recognition
system (AIRS) with fuzzy resource allocation mechanism and k-nn (nearest
neighbour) based weighting preprocessing
S. Kara, F. Dirgenali 632 A system to diagnose atherosclerosis via wavelet transforms, principal
component analysis and artificial neural networks
K. M. Saridakis, A. J. Dentsoras 641 Case-DeSC: A system for case-based design with soft computing techniques
M.-J. Huang, M.-Y. Chen 658 Integrated design of the intelligent web-based Chinese Medical Diagnostic
System (CMDS) – Systematic development for digestive health
H. S. Moon, T. You, M. H. Sohn,
H. S. Kim, D. S. Jang
674 Expert system for low frequency adaptive image watermarking: Using
psychological experiments on human image perception
G. Xirogiannis, M. Glykas 687 Intelligent modeling of e-business maturity