We address the problem of top-k multi-criteria query processing, where queries are composed of a set of ranking predicates, each one expressing a measure of similarity between data objects on some specific criteria. Unlike traditional Boolean predicates returning true or false, similarity predicates...
Moreover, the mechanical properties only are not enough to permit the use of a material: their corrosion resistance must also be studied. In view of the application of quasicrystalline coatings to the manufacture of cookware, the corrosion behaviour of different coatings was studied in dilute ...
Interception de la pluie dans la sapiniere a bouleau blanc, Foret Montmorency. Can. J. For. Res., 14, 722-730.Plamondon, A.P., Prevost, M., and Naud, R.C. (1984). Interception de la pluie dans la sapiniere bouleau blanc, Foret Montmorency. Canadian Journal of Forest Research, 14...
Marketing boards appear to enhance woodlot owners' behavior as rational economic actors. Finally our study emphasizes a complementarity between crown lands and privately owned forests preventing a more efficient production from woodlot owners.Solange NadeauLuc Bouthilliercanadian journal of forest research...