Transformation of Knowledge, Information and Data: Theory and Applications Patrick van Bommel University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands Information Science Publishing Hershey • London • Melbourne • Singapore Acquisition Editor: Senior Managing Editor: Managing Editor: Development Editor: Copy Editor: Typesetter: Cover Design: Printed at: Mehdi Khosrow-Pour Jan Travers Amanda Appicello Michele Rossi Alana Bubnis Jennifer Wetzel Mindy Grubb Yurchak Printing Inc. Published in the United States of America by Information Science Publishing (an imprint of Idea Group Inc.) 701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Suite 200 Hershey PA 17033 Tel: 717-533-8845 Fax: 717-533-8661 E-mail:
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