We investigate the problem of ranking answers to a database query when many tuples are returned. We adapt and apply principles of probabilistic models from Information Retrieval f...
Recently the concept of a clarity score was introduced in order to measure the ambiguity of a query in relation to the collection in which the query issuer is seeking information ...
Abstract. In this paper we argue that many of the problems one may experience while visiting websites today may be avoided if their builders adopt a proper methodology for designin...
Background: The amount of available biological information is rapidly increasing and the focus of biological research has moved from single components to networks and even larger ...
Stephanie Heinen, Bernhard Thielen, Dietmar Schomb...
We present a multi-dimensional indexing approach for fast sequence similarity search in DNA and protein databases. In particular, we propose effective transformations of subsequen...