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SIGMOD
1995
ACM
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Semantic Assumptions and Query Evaluation in Temporal Databases
When querying a temporal database, a user often makes certain semantic assumptions on stored temporal data. This paper formalizes and studies two types of semantic assumptions: po...
Claudio Bettini, Xiaoyang Sean Wang, Elisa Bertino...
DMSN
2005
ACM
15 years 6 months ago
The threshold join algorithm for top-k queries in distributed sensor networks
In this paper we present the Threshold Join Algorithm (TJA), which is an efficient TOP-k query processing algorithm for distributed sensor networks. The objective of a top-k query...
Demetrios Zeinalipour-Yazti, Zografoula Vagena, Di...
ESWS
2008
Springer
15 years 6 months ago
Improving Interoperability Using Query Interpretation in Semantic Vector Spaces
Abstract. In semantic web applications where query initiators and information providers do not necessarily share the same ontology, semantic interoperability generally relies on on...
Anthony Ventresque, Sylvie Cazalens, Philippe Lama...
ECIR
2007
Springer
15 years 6 months ago
Query Hardness Estimation Using Jensen-Shannon Divergence Among Multiple Scoring Functions
We consider the issue of query performance, and we propose a novel method for automatically predicting the difficulty of a query. Unlike a number of existing techniques which are b...
Javed A. Aslam, Virgiliu Pavlu
BNCOD
2003
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15 years 6 months ago
Aggregate Table-Driven Querying via Navigation Ontologies in Distributed Statistical Databases
In this paper we describe a query paradigm based on ontologies, aggregate table-driven querying and expansion of QBE. It has two novel features: visually specifying aggregate table...
Yaxin Bi, David A. Bell, Joanne Lamb