We propose a formal framework for extending a class-based language, equipped with a given class composition mechanism, to allow programmers to define their own derived composition...
We present an NLP system that classifies the assertion type of medical problems in clinical notes used for the Fourth i2b2/VA Challenge. Our classifier uses a variety of linguisti...
Abstract. This paper introduces the concepts of wide classes and widening as extensions to the object model of class-based languages such as Java and Smalltalk. Widening allows an ...
Automatic debugging of UML class diagrams helps in the visual specification of software systems because users cannot detect errors in logical consistency easily. This paper focus...
As object-oriented class libraries evolve, classes are occasionally deprecated in favor of others with roughly the same functionality. In Java’s standard libraries, for example,...