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...
Ranking of query/search answers, although introduced by early information retrieval systems, has become mandatory for internet searches. When the answers of a query or search are ...
Multidimensional arrays have become very common in scientific and business applications. Such arrays are usually very large and hence they are stored on secondary or tertiary stor...
This paper proposes a model for Information Retrieval (IR) based on possibilistic directed networks. Relations documents-terms and query-terms are modeled through possibility and n...
In this paper, we describe the design of a data warehousing system for an engineering company ‘R’. This system aims to assist users in retrieving data for business analysis in...