A top-k query retrieves the k highest scoring tuples from a data set with respect to a scoring function defined on the attributes of a tuple. The efficient evaluation of top-k q...
Gautam Das, Dimitrios Gunopulos, Nick Koudas, Niko...
Background: Many three-dimensional (3D) images are routinely collected in biomedical research and a number of digital atlases with associated anatomical and other information have...
Guangjie Feng, Nick Burton, Bill Hill, Duncan Davi...
Background: Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification (MLPA) is an application that can be used for the detection of multiple chromosomal aberrations in a single experiment...
Ronald van Eijk, Paul H. C. Eilers, Remco Natt&eac...
Background: Microarrays are routinely used to assess mRNA transcript levels on a genome-wide scale. Large amount of microarray datasets are now available in several databases, and...
Mattia Pelizzola, Norman Pavelka, Maria Foti, Paol...
The importance of dominance and skyline analysis has been well recognized in multi-criteria decision making applications. Most previous studies assume a fixed order on the attribu...
Raymond Chi-Wing Wong, Jian Pei, Ada Wai-Chee Fu, ...