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PODS
2008
ACM
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14 years 9 months ago
Towards a theory of schema-mapping optimization
A schema mapping is a high-level specification that describes the relationship between two database schemas. As schema mappings constitute the essential building blocks of data ex...
Ronald Fagin, Phokion G. Kolaitis, Alan Nash, Luci...
SAT
2010
Springer
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13 years 7 months ago
An Empirical Study of Optimal Noise and Runtime Distributions in Local Search
This paper presents a detailed empirical study of local search for Boolean satisfiability (SAT), highlighting several interesting properties, some of which were previously unknown...
Lukas Kroc, Ashish Sabharwal, Bart Selman
AAAI
2011
12 years 8 months ago
A Feasible Nonconvex Relaxation Approach to Feature Selection
Variable selection problems are typically addressed under a penalized optimization framework. Nonconvex penalties such as the minimax concave plus (MCP) and smoothly clipped absol...
Cuixia Gao, Naiyan Wang, Qi Yu, Zhihua Zhang
MVA
1992
13 years 10 months ago
The Domain of Orthogonal Transforms and the Understanding of Image Features
In this study, we explore the domain of orthogonal transforms, in order to bring an understanding on the characterization of image features, with emphasis placed on the Karhunen-L...
Malek Adjouadi, Habibie Sumargo, Jean Andrian, Fra...
VLDB
1998
ACM
141views Database» more  VLDB 1998»
14 years 1 months ago
Bulk-Loading Techniques for Object Databases and an Application to Relational Data
We present a framework for designing, in a declarative and flexible way, efficient migration programs and an undergoing implementation of a migration tool called RelOO whose targe...
Sihem Amer-Yahia, Sophie Cluet, Claude Delobel