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In this paper we present a novel approach for the refinement of Boolean queries by using ontologies. We introduce a conceptual model for defining user’s queries, whih enables that the disambiguation (and consequently the refinement) of a query can be performed on the level of the meaning of a query. In that way the refinement process results in a set of meaningful, conceptual extensions of the initial query. Moreover, since a query is represented as a set of logic formulas, the query refinement process can be modeled as an inference process. It opens a palette of additional services that can enrich the query refinement process, like cooperative answering.
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Stojanovic, N. (2005). Conceptual Query Refinement: The Basic Model. In: Ngu, A.H.H., Kitsuregawa, M., Neuhold, E.J., Chung, JY., Sheng, Q.Z. (eds) Web Information Systems Engineering – WISE 2005. WISE 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3806. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11581062_30
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