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JANCL
2006
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15 years 3 months ago
Approximate databases: a support tool for approximate reasoning
This paper describes an experimental platform for approximate knowledge databases called the Approximate Knowledge Database (AKDB), based on a semantics inspired by rough sets. The...
Patrick Doherty, Martin Magnusson, Andrzej Szalas
SIGMOD
2007
ACM
133views Database» more  SIGMOD 2007»
16 years 3 months ago
Making database systems usable
Database researchers have striven to improve the capability of a database in terms of both performance and functionality. We assert that the usability of a database is as importan...
H. V. Jagadish, Adriane Chapman, Aaron Elkiss, Mag...
VLDB
1997
ACM
165views Database» more  VLDB 1997»
15 years 7 months ago
DataGuides: Enabling Query Formulation and Optimization in Semistructured Databases
In semistructured databases there is no schema fixed in advance. To provide the benefits of a schema in such environments, we introduce DataGuides: concise and accurate structural...
Roy Goldman, Jennifer Widom
IV
2003
IEEE
99views Visualization» more  IV 2003»
15 years 8 months ago
Visual Representation of Database Queries using Structural Similarity
It is often useful to get high-level views of datasets in order to identify areas of interest worthy of further exploration. In relational databases, the high-level view can be de...
Dennis P. Groth
VDB
2000
135views Database» more  VDB 2000»
15 years 4 months ago
Query-By-Trace: Visual Predicate Specification in Spatio-Temporal Databases
In this paper we propose a visual interface for the specification of predicates to be used in queries on spatio-temporal databases. The approach is based on a visual specification ...
Martin Erwig, Markus Schneider