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Modelling the interpretation of novel compounds. / Lynott, Dermot; Keane, Mark T.
ECAI 2004 - 16th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, including Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems, PAIS 2004 - Proceedings. IOS Press, 2004. p. 1053-1054 (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; Vol. 110).

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Lynott, D & Keane, MT 2004, Modelling the interpretation of novel compounds. in ECAI 2004 - 16th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, including Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems, PAIS 2004 - Proceedings. Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, vol. 110, IOS Press, pp. 1053-1054, 16th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, ECAI 2004, Valencia, Spain, 22/08/04.

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Lynott, D., & Keane, M. T. (2004). Modelling the interpretation of novel compounds. In ECAI 2004 - 16th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, including Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems, PAIS 2004 - Proceedings (pp. 1053-1054). (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications; Vol. 110). IOS Press.

Vancouver

Lynott D, Keane MT. Modelling the interpretation of novel compounds. In ECAI 2004 - 16th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, including Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems, PAIS 2004 - Proceedings. IOS Press. 2004. p. 1053-1054. (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications).

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Lynott, Dermot ; Keane, Mark T. / Modelling the interpretation of novel compounds. ECAI 2004 - 16th European Conference on Artificial Intelligence, including Prestigious Applications of Intelligent Systems, PAIS 2004 - Proceedings. IOS Press, 2004. pp. 1053-1054 (Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications).

Bibtex

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