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VLDB
1997
ACM
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Merging Ranks from Heterogeneous Internet Sources
Many sources on the Internet and elsewhere rank the objects in query results according to how well these objects match the original query. For example, a real-estate agent might r...
Luis Gravano, Hector Garcia-Molina
EWHCI
1993
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Applying the Wizard of Oz Technique to the Study of Multimodal Systems
The Wizard of Oz (WOz) technique is an experimental evaluation mechanism. It allows the observation of a user operating an apparently fully functioning system whose missing service...
Daniel Salber, Joëlle Coutaz
VLDB
1994
ACM
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The GMAP: A Versatile Tool for Physical Data Independence
Physical data independence is touted as a central feature of modern database systems. Both relational and object-oriented systems, however, force users to frame their queries in t...
Odysseas G. Tsatalos, Marvin H. Solomon, Yannis E....
AIRS
2009
Springer
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Enabling Effective User Interactions in Content-Based Image Retrieval
Abstract. This paper presents an interactive content-based image retrieval framework--uInteract, for delivering a novel four-factor user interaction model visually. The four-factor...
Haiming Liu 0002, Srdan Zagorac, Victoria S. Uren,...
ASSETS
2007
ACM
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Using participatory activities with seniors to critique, build, and evaluate mobile phones
Mobile phones can provide a number of benefits to older people. However, most mobile phone designs and form factors are targeted at younger people and middle-aged adults. To infor...
Michael Massimi, Ronald M. Baecker, Michael Wu