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VLDB
1990
ACM
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15 years 5 months ago
A Probabilistic Framework for Vague Queries and Imprecise Information in Databases
A probabilistic learning model for vague queries and missing or imprecise information in databases is described. Instead of retrieving only a set of answers, our approach yields a...
Norbert Fuhr
SIGMOD
2007
ACM
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16 years 2 months ago
Progressive and selective merge: computing top-k with ad-hoc ranking functions
The family of threshold algorithm (i.e., TA) has been widely studied for efficiently computing top-k queries. TA uses a sort-merge framework that assumes data lists are pre-sorted...
Dong Xin, Jiawei Han, Kevin Chen-Chuan Chang
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PODS
2005
ACM
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16 years 2 months ago
Determining source contribution in integration systems
Owners of sources registered in an information integration system, which provides answers to a (potentially evolving) set of client queries, need to know their contribution to the...
Alin Deutsch, Yannis Katsis, Yannis Papakonstantin...
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ASC
2006
15 years 3 months ago
A WAM implementation for flexible query answering
In [7] Maria I. Sessa extended the SLD resolution principle with the ability of performing approximate reasoning and flexible query answering. The operational mechanism of similar...
Pascual Julián Iranzo, Clemente Rubio-Manza...
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IUI
2003
ACM
15 years 7 months ago
Towards a theory of natural language interfaces to databases
The need for Natural Language Interfaces to databases (NLIs) has become increasingly acute as more and more people access information through their web browsers, PDAs, and cell ph...
Ana-Maria Popescu, Oren Etzioni, Henry A. Kautz