The effective grouping, or partitioning, of semistructured data is of fundamental importance when providing support for queries. Partitions allow items within the data set that sh...
John N. Wilson, Richard Gourlay, Robert Japp, Math...
In this paper we present WINDSURF (Wavelet-Based Indexing of Images Using Region Fragmentation), a new approach to content-based image retrieval. The method uses the wavelet trans...
Stefania Ardizzoni, Ilaria Bartolini, Marco Patell...
Several spatio-temporal applications require the retrieval of summarized information about moving objects that lie in a query region during a query interval (e.g., the number of m...
Yufei Tao, George Kollios, Jeffrey Considine, Feif...
This paper addresses the problem of developing an automated system for postmortem identification using dental records. The Automated Dental Identification System (ADIS) can be use...
Gamal Fahmy, Diaa Eldin M. Nassar, Eyad Haj-Said, ...
Biologists are increasingly using databases for storing and managing their data. Biological databases typically consist of a mixture of raw data, metadata, sequences, annotations,...
Mohamed Y. Eltabakh, Mourad Ouzzani, Walid G. Aref