The emergence of the Web has increased interests in XML data. XML query languages such as XQuery and XPath use label paths to traverse the irregularly structured data. Without a s...
In this demonstration we present MAPLE, a scalable peer-to-peer Nearest Neighbor (NN) query system for mobile environments. MAPLE is designed for the efficient sharing of query re...
Wei-Shinn Ku, Roger Zimmermann, Chi-Ngai Wan, Haoj...
The Boolean semantics of SQL queries cannot adequately capture the "fuzzy" preferences and "soft" criteria required in non-traditional data retrieval applicati...
Chengkai Li, Min Wang, Lipyeow Lim, Haixun Wang, K...
Abstract. In recent years, more and more publications and material for studying and teaching, e. g. for Web-based teaching (WBT), appear "online" and digital libraries ar...
Computer-assisted reading and analysis of text has applications in the humanities and social sciences. Ever-larger electronic text archives have the advantage of allowing a more c...