A.Developer's.Guide.to.the.Semantic.Web,.Liyang.Yu,.Springer,.2011.pdf

A Developer’s Guide to the Semantic Web
Liyang Yu
A Developer’s Guide
to the Semantic Web
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Liyang Yu
Delta Air Lines, Inc.
Delta Blvd. 1030
Atlanta, GA 30354
USA
liyang910@
ISBN 978-3-642-15969-5 e-ISBN 978-3-642-15970-1
DOI -3-642-15970-1
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To my parents, Zaiyun Du my mother and Hanting Yu
my father
The truth is, they cannot read this dedication without
someone translating it. However, this is never a problem for
them, since there is something in this world that goes
beyond the boundary of all languages and all cultures, and
still remains the same to all human hearts. It lets my parents
understand every word I have said here without the need of
any translation at all.
It is the love they have been giving me. I will never be able
to pay them back enough, and I can only wish that I will be
their son in my next life, so I can contin