Content of Issue 1
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-01
 | 
 
| Meeting New Challenges in Document Engineering | 
R. Dueire Lins | 
1 | 
 
| Document Retrieval Using SIFT Image Features | 
D. Smith, R. Harvey | 
3 | 
 
| Text Line Detection and Segmentation: Uneven Skew Angles and Hill-and-Dale Writing | 
E. Kavallieratou, F. Daskas | 
16 | 
 
| A New Approach to Water Flow Algorithm for Text Line Segmentation | 
D. Brodić, Z. Milivojević | 
30 | 
 
| An OCR Free Method for Word Spotting in Printed Documents: the Evaluation of Different Feature Sets | 
I. Rios, A. de Souza Britto Jr, A. Lameiras Koerich, L.E. Soares Oliveira | 
48 | 
 
| The Use of Latent Semantic Indexing to Mitigate OCR Effects of Related Document Images | 
R.F. Bulcão-Neto, J.A. Camacho-Guerrero, M. Dutra, Á. Barreiro, J. Parapar, A.A. Macedo | 
64 | 
 
| Fusion of Complementary Online and Offline Strategies for Recognition of Handwritten Kannada Characters | 
R. Rampalli, A.G. Ramakrishnan | 
81 | 
 
| Choice of Classifiers in Hierarchical Recognition of Online Handwritten Kannada and Tamil Aksharas | 
V. Narasimha Murthy, A.G. Ramakrishnan | 
94 | 
 
| Color Image Restoration Using Neural Network Model | 
S. Chickerur, A.K. M | 
107 | 
 
| Visualizing and Analyzing the Quality of XML Documents | 
D. da Cruz, P.R. Henriques | 
126 | 
 
| Nabuco - Two Decades of Document Processing in Latin America | 
R. Dueire Lins | 
151 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 2
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-02
 | 
 
| CSCWD: Applications and Challenges | 
M.R.S. Borges, W. Shen, J.A. Pino, S.F. Ochoa | 
162 | 
 
| Developing a Mobile Collaborative Tool for Business Continuity Management | 
C. Sapateiro, N. Baloian, P. Antunes, G. Zurita | 
164 | 
 
| The Iceberg Effect: Behind the User Interface of Mobile Collaborative Systems | 
V. Herskovic, S.F. Ochoa, J.A. Pino, A. Neyem | 
183 | 
 
| An Empirical Study on Human and Information Technology Aspects in Collaborative Enterprise Networks | 
N. Cheikhrouhou, M. Pouly, C. Huber, A. Choudhary | 
203 | 
 
| Managing Mechanisms for Collaborative New-Product Development in the Ceramic Tile Design Chain | 
M.-J. Agost, P. Company, F. Romero | 
224 | 
 
| A Petri Nets based Approach to Specify Individual and Collaborative Interaction in 3D Virtual Environments | 
R. Rieder, M.S. Pinho, A.B. Raposo | 
243 | 
 
| LaSca: a Large Scale Group Decision Support System | 
G. Carvalho, A.S. Vivacqua, J.M. Souza, S.P.J. Medeiros | 
261 | 
 
| Let Me Tell You a Story -  On How to Build Process Models | 
J.C. de A. R. Gonçalves, F.M. Santoro, F. Araujo Baião | 
276 | 
 
| Security and Privacy Preservation for Mobile E-Learning via Digital Identity Attributes | 
J. Yong | 
296 | 
 
| Realising the Potential of Web 2.0 for Collaborative Learning Using Affordances | 
A.U. Kuswara, D. Richards | 
311 | 
 
| Enhancement of Collaborative Learning Activities using Portable Devices in the Classroom | 
C. Hurtado, L.A. Guerrero | 
332 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 3
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-03
 | 
 
| Managing Editor's Column | 
H. Maurer | 
348 | 
 
| Coordinated System for Real Time Muscle Deformation during Locomotion | 
S. Baldassarri, F. Seron | 
349 | 
 
| The Architectural Design of a System for Interpreting Multilingual Web Documents in E-speranto | 
G. Jakus, J. Sodnik, S. Tomažič | 
377 | 
 
| The Synthesis of LSE Classifiers: From Representation to Evaluation | 
F. López-Colino, J. Colás | 
399 | 
 
| On Compound Purposes and Compound Reasons for Enabling Privacy | 
W. van Staden, M.S. Olivier | 
426 | 
 
| Early Results of Experiments with Responsive Open Learning Environments | 
M. Friedrich, M. Wolpers, R. Shen, C. Ullrich, R. Klamma, D. Renzel, A. Richert, B. von der Heiden | 
451 | 
 
| Pragmatic Knowledge Services | 
M.V. Pohjola, P. Pohjola, S. Paavola, M. Bauters, J.T. Tuomisto | 
472 | 
 
| Rule of Law on the Go: New Developments of Mobile Governance | 
M. Poblet | 
498 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 4
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-04
 | 
 
| Web 2.0: Applications and Mechanisms | 
M. Granitzer, S.N. Lindstaedt | 
513 | 
 
| IDEA: A Framework for a Knowledge-based Enterprise 2.0 | 
D. Lin, P. Geißler, S. Ehrlich, E. Schoop | 
515 | 
 
| Enterprise Microblogging for Advanced Knowledge Sharing: The References@BT Case Study | 
J. Müller, A. Stocker | 
532 | 
 
| Leveraging Web 2.0 in New Product Development: Lessons Learned from a Cross-company Study | 
M. Bertoni, K. Chirumalla | 
548 | 
 
| On the Construction of Efficiently Navigable Tag Clouds Using Knowledge from Structured Web Content | 
C. Trattner, D. Helic, M. Strohmaier | 
565 | 
 
| A Clustering Approach for Collaborative Filtering Recommendation Using Social Network Analysis | 
M.C. Pham, Y. Cao, R. Klamma, M. Jarke | 
583 | 
 
| Markup upon Video - towards Dynamic and Interactive Video Annotations | 
P. Schultes, F. Lehrer, H. Kosch | 
605 | 
 
| ODR, Ontologies, and Web 2.0 | 
M. Poblet, P. Casanovas, J.-M. López-Cobo, N. Casellas | 
618 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 5
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-05
 | 
 
| Software Components, Architectures and Reuse | 
P.F. Pires, F. Oquendo, A.P. Terra Bacelo | 
635 | 
 
| Modeling Quality Attributes with Aspect-Oriented Architectural Templates | 
M. Pinto, L. Fuentes | 
639 | 
 
| Bio-Inspired Mechanisms for Coordinating Multiple Instances of a Service Feature in Dynamic Software Product Lines | 
J. Lee, J. Whittle, O. Storz | 
670 | 
 
| Automatically Checking Feature Model Refactorings | 
R. Gheyi, T. Massoni, P. Borba | 
684 | 
 
| QoS-based Approach for Dynamic Web Service Composition | 
F.G. Alvares de Oliveira Jr., J.M. Parente de Oliveira | 
712 | 
 
| An Aspect-Oriented Framework for Weaving Domain-Specific Concerns into Component-Based Systems | 
F. Loiret, R. Rouvoy, L. Seinturier, D. Romero, K. Sénéchal, A. Plšek | 
742 | 
 
| Context-Aware Composition and Adaptation based on Model Transformation | 
J. Cubo, C. Canal, E. Pimentel | 
777 | 
 
| An Approach for Feature Modeling of Context-Aware Software Product Line | 
P. Fernandes, C. Werner, E. Teixeira | 
807 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 6
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-06
 | 
 
| Managing Editor's Column | 
H. Maurer | 
830 | 
 
| A Framework to Evaluate Interface Suitability for a Given Scenario of Textual Information Retrieval | 
N. Bonnel, M. Chevalier, C. Chrisment, G. Hubert | 
831 | 
 
| Nondeterministic Query Algorithms | 
A. Vasilieva, R. Freivalds | 
859 | 
 
| Descriptional Complexity of Ambiguity in Symmetric Difference NFAs | 
L. van Zijl, J. Geldenhuys | 
874 | 
 
| Improving Security Levels of IEEE802.16e Authentication by Involving Diffie-Hellman PKDS | 
Y.-L. Huang, F.-Y. Leu, C.-H. Chiu, I.-L. Lin | 
891 | 
 
| Least Slack Time Rate first: an Efficient Scheduling Algorithm for Pervasive Computing Environment | 
M. Hwang, D. Choi, P. Kim | 
912 | 
 
| Hierarchical Graph-Grammar Model for Secure and Efficient Handwritten Signatures Classification | 
M. Piekarczyk, M.R. Ogiela | 
926 | 
 
| Cost-Sensitive Spam Detection Using Parameters Optimization and Feature Selection | 
S.M. Lee, D.S. Kim, J.S. Park | 
944 | 
 
| Service Oriented Multimedia Delivery System in Pervasive Environments | 
Z. Qian, S. Zhang, K. Yim, S. Lu | 
961 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 7
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-07
 | 
 
| Semantic Web: Theory and Applicationsns | 
M. Granitzer, S.N. Lindstaedt | 
981 | 
 
| Knowledge Extraction from RDF Data with Activation Patterns | 
P. Teufl, G. Lackner | 
983 | 
 
| Algorithms for the Evaluation of Ontologies for Extended Error Taxonomy and their Application on Large Ontologies | 
N. Ikram Qazi, M. Abdul Qadir | 
1005 | 
 
| Towards Classification of Web Ontologies for the Emerging Semantic Web | 
M. Fahad, N. Moalla, A. Bouras, M. Abdul Qadir, M. Farukh | 
1021 | 
 
| A Semantic Wiki Based on Spatial Hypertext | 
C. Solis, N. Ali | 
1043 | 
 
| A Ranking Tool Exploiting Semantic Descriptions for the Comparison of EQF-based Qualifications | 
V. Gatteschi, F. Lamberti, A. Sanna, C. Demartini | 
1060 | 
 
| Ontology-based User Interface Development:  User Experience Elements Pattern | 
S.K. Shahzad | 
1078 | 
 
| Ontology-based Competency Management:  the Case Study of the Mihajlo Pupin Institute | 
V. Janev, S. Vraneš | 
1089 | 
 
| A Comparison of Different Retrieval Strategies Working on Medical Free Texts | 
M. Kreuzthaler, M.D. Bloice, L. Faulstich, K.-M. Simonic, A. Holzinger | 
1109 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 8
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-08
 | 
 
| Cloud Computing | 
D. Taniar, I. Khalil, E. Pardede | 
1134 | 
 
| An Ontology based Agent Generation for Information Retrieval on Cloud Environment | 
Y.-S. Chang, C.-T. Yang, Y.-C. Luo | 
1135 | 
 
| ORPMS: An Ontology-based Real-time Project Monitoring System in the Cloud | 
H. Dong, F. Khadeer Hussain, E. Chang | 
1161 | 
 
| Cloud Warehousing | 
H. Ma, K.-D. Schewe, B. Thalheim, Q. Wang | 
1183 | 
 
| Cooperation as a Service in VANETs | 
H. Mousannif, I. Khalil, H. Al Moatassime | 
1202 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 9
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-09
 | 
 
| Software Technologies in Knowledge Society | 
M.D. Lytras, P. Ordóñez de Pablos | 
1219 | 
 
| Opening Learning Management Systems to Personal Learning Environments | 
F.J. García-Peñalvo, M.Á. Conde, M. Alier, M.J. Casany | 
1222 | 
 
| Modelling Knowledge and Game Based Learning: Model Driven Approach | 
M. Minović, M. Milovanović, D. Starčević | 
1241 | 
 
| Application of Systems Modeling Language (SySML) for Cognitive Work Analysis in Systems Engineering Design Process | 
W.H. Wells, W. Karwowski, S. Sala-Diakanda, K. Williams, T. Ahram, J.A. Pharmer | 
1261 | 
 
| Using the Affect Grid to Measure Emotions in Software Requirements Engineering | 
R. Colomo-Palacios, C. Casado-Lumbreras, P. Soto-Acosta, A. Garcia-Crespo | 
1281 | 
 
| Usability Evaluation of a Visual Modelling Tool for OWL Ontologies | 
J. García, F.J. García-Peñalvo, R. Therón, P. Ordóñez de Pablos | 
1299 | 
 
| Exploring the Attitudes and Intentions of Non-shoppers in the Acceptance of e-Commerce | 
Á. Hernández-García, S. Iglesías-Pradas, J. Chaparro-Peláez, F. Pascual-Miguel | 
1314 | 
 
| Positioning Theory, Roles and the Design and Implementation of Learning Technology | 
M. Johnson, D. Griffiths, M. Wang | 
1329 | 
 
| Multimedia Modules and Virtual Organization Website for Collaborative Research Experience for Teachers in STEM | 
M.F. Iskander, J. Baker, J. Kobashigawa Nakatsu, S.Y. Lim, N. Celik | 
1347 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 10
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-10
 | 
 
| Knowledge Work: Knowledge Worker Productivity, Collaboration and User Support | 
M. Granitzer, S.N. Lindstaedt | 
1365 | 
 
What is Productivity in Knowledge Work?  - A Cross-Industrial View - | 
R. Erne | 
1367 | 
 
| Representing a Composing Fuzzy-DEA Model to Measure Knowledge Workers Productivity based upon their Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness | 
A. Abdoli, J. Shahrabi, J. Heidary | 
1390 | 
 
| Performance Management in Collaborative Networks: a Methodological Proposal | 
R. Pinto Ferreira, J. Neves Silva, F. do Rocio Strauhs, A.L. Soares | 
1412 | 
 
| Assessing the Impact of Visual Facilitation on Inter-Organizational Collaboration: An Experimental Study | 
A. Comi, M.J. Eppler | 
1430 | 
 
| Caring for Clarity in Knowledge Communication | 
N. Bischof, M.J. Eppler | 
1455 | 
 
| Mirroring of Knowledge Practices based on User-defined Patterns | 
J. Paralič, C. Richter, F. Babič, J. Wagner, M. Raček | 
1474 | 
 
| The Application of Pattern Repositories for Sharing PLE Practices in Networked Communities | 
F. Mödritscher, Z. Petrushyna, E.L.-C. Law | 
1492 | 
 
| Task Models for Intention-Aware Systems | 
B. Schmidt, T. Stoitsev, M. Mühlhäuser | 
1511 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 11
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-11
 | 
 
| Managing Editor's Column | 
H. Maurer | 
1527 | 
 
| Expertise Recommender System for Scientific Community | 
M.T. Afzal, H. Maurer | 
1529 | 
 
| RAHIM: Robust Adaptive Approach Based on Hierarchical Monitoring Providing Trust Aggregation for Wireless Sensor Networks | 
N. Labraoui, M. Gueroui, M. Aliouat, J. Petit | 
1550 | 
 
| Time is not Enough: Dealing with Behavior in Real-Time Systems | 
L. Ordinez, D. Donari, R. Santos, J. Orozco | 
1572 | 
 
| Performance Evaluation of Snort under Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 | 
K. Salah, M.-A.-R. Al-Khiaty, R. Ahmed, A. Mahdi | 
1605 | 
 
| Security Analysis of Three Password Authentication Schemes | 
K.-A. Shim | 
1623 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 12
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-12
 | 
 
| Virtual Environments for Collaborative Innovation and Learning | 
S. Retalis, P.B. Sloep | 
1634 | 
 
| Investigating Collaborative Innovation in a Virtual World Task | 
P. Vahey, J. Brecht, C. Patton, K. Rafanan, B. Haugan Cheng | 
1638 | 
 
| What's in it for me? Recommendation of Peers in Networked Innovation | 
R.L. Sie, M. Bitter-Rijpkema, P.B. Sloep | 
1659 | 
 
| 360° Open Creativity Support | 
M. Brocco, F. Forster, M.R. Frieß | 
1673 | 
 
| Recommending Open Linked Data in Creativity Sessions using Web Portals with Collaborative Real Time Environment | 
P. Dolog, F. Durao, K. Jahn, Y. Lin, D. Kjaersgaard Peitersen | 
1690 | 
 
| Enhancing the Collective Knowledge for the Engineering of Ontologies in Open and Socially Constructed Learning Spaces | 
K. Kotis, A. Papasalouros, G. Vouros, N. Pappas, K. Zoumpatianos | 
1710 | 
 
| A Context Aware Recommender System for Creativity Support Tools | 
G.A. Sielis, C. Mettouris, G.A. Papadopoulos, A. Tzanavari, R.M. Dols, Q. Siebers | 
1743 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 13
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-13
 | 
 
| Managing Editor's Column | 
H. Maurer | 
1764 | 
 
| Software Process Definition: a Reuse-based Approach | 
A. Silva Barreto, L.G.P. Murta, A.R. Cavalcanti da Rocha | 
1765 | 
 
| Design and Generation of Web Services Choreographies with Time Constraints | 
M.E. Cambronero, V. Valero, E. Martínez | 
1800 | 
 
| An Inquiry into the Utilization of Behavior of Users in Personalized Web | 
M. Holub, M. Bieliková | 
1830 | 
 
| An Improved FPTAS for Mobile Agent Routing with Time Constraints | 
E. Levner, A. Elalouf, T.E. Cheng | 
1854 | 
 
| A Relational Approach to Model Transformation with QVT Relations Supporting Model Synchronization | 
K. Ma, B. Yang, Z. Chen, A. Abraham | 
1863 | 
 
 
Content of Issue 14
 DOI: 10.3217/jucs-017-14
 | 
 
| CSCWD: New Applications and Challenges | 
M.R.S. Borges, J.A. Pino, W. Shen | 
1884 | 
 
| Achieving Transparent and Real-time Collaboration in Co-AutoCAD Application | 
L. Gao, T. Lu | 
1887 | 
 
| Collaboration, Information Seeking and Communication: An Observational Study of Software Developers' Work Practices | 
M.K. Gonçalves, l.R.B. de Souza, V.M. González | 
1913 | 
 
| Enabling Crowd Participation in  Governmental Decision-making | 
A.C.B. Garcia, A.S. Vivacqua, T.C. Tavares | 
1931 | 
 
| Identifying Workgroups in Brazilian Scientific Social Networks | 
V. Ströele, R. Silva, M. Ferreira de Souza, C.E.R. de Mello, J.M. Souza, G. Zimbrao, J. Oliveira | 
1951 | 
 
| Studying the Effects of Information Exchange Channels in Different Communication Modes on Trust Building in Computer-mediated Remote Collaborative Design | 
X. Wang, P.E. Love, M.J. Kim, L. Wang | 
1971 | 
 
| An Intelligent System for Automated Binary Knowledge Document Classification and Content Analysis | 
T.-A. Chiang, C.-Y. Wu, C.V. Trappey, A.J.C. Trappey | 
1991 | 
 
| A Visited Item Frequency Based Recommender System: Experimental Evaluation and Scenario Description | 
R. Konow, W. Tan, L. Loyola, J. Pereira, N. Baloian | 
2009 | 
 
| Web Services Discovery in a Pay-As-You-Go Fashion | 
Y. Pan, Y. Tang, S. Li | 
2029 | 
 
| An Adaptive Genetic Algorithm and Application in a Luggage Design Center | 
C.-F. Tsai, W. Li, A. James | 
2029 | 
 
| Optimization of Gateway Deployment with Load Balancing and Interference Minimization in Wireless Mesh Networks | 
J. Luo, W. Wu, M. Yang | 
2064 | 
 
 
 |