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VLDB
2007
ACM
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VGRAM: Improving Performance of Approximate Queries on String Collections Using Variable-Length Grams
Many applications need to solve the following problem of approximate string matching: from a collection of strings, how to find those similar to a given string, or the strings in ...
Chen Li, Bin Wang, Xiaochun Yang
VLDB
2007
ACM
137views Database» more  VLDB 2007»
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Improving Data Quality: Consistency and Accuracy
Two central criteria for data quality are consistency and accuracy. Inconsistencies and errors in a database often emerge as violations of integrity constraints. Given a dirty dat...
Gao Cong, Wenfei Fan, Floris Geerts, Xibei Jia, Sh...
VLDB
2007
ACM
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Effective Phrase Prediction
Autocompletion is a widely deployed facility in systems that require user input. Having the system complete a partially typed "word" can save user time and effort. In th...
Arnab Nandi, H. V. Jagadish
VLDB
2007
ACM
102views Database» more  VLDB 2007»
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Randomized Algorithms for Data Reconciliation in Wide Area Aggregate Query Processing
Many aspects of the data integration problem have been considered in the literature: how to match schemas across different data sources, how to decide when different records refer...
Fei Xu, Chris Jermaine
ICSE
2003
IEEE-ACM
16 years 4 months ago
From HCI to Software Engineering and Back
Methods to assess and ensure system usability are becoming increasingly important as market edge becomes less dependent on function and more dependent on ease of use, and as recog...
José Creissac Campos, Michael D. Harrison