On-demand curation (ODC) tools like Paygo, KATARA, and Mimir allow users to defer expensive curation effort until it is necessary. In contrast to classical databases that do not respond to queries over potentially erroneous data, ODC systems instead answer with guesses or approximations. The quality and scope of these guesses may vary and it is critical that an ODC system be able to communicate...

Zeolitization of fly-ash by a direct route and a fusion method (two-step process) was studied using an orthogonal array of Taguchi experimental design. The effect of different processing conditions, such as type and concentration of the mineralizing agent, fusion and crystallizing temperatures and times and stirring speed, on the quantity of the zeolitic phase obtained, were evaluated. By means...

We present an experimental study in which we compare the state-of-the-art methods for compacting orthogonal graph layouts. Given the shape of a planar orthogonal drawing, the task is to place the vertices and the bends on grid points so that the total area or the total edge length is minimised. We compare four constructive heuristics based on rectangular dissection and on turn-regularity, also ...

The note proposes an efficient nonlinear identification algorithm by combining a locally regularized orthogonal least squares (LROLS) model selection with a D-optimality experimental design. The proposed algorithm aims to achieve maximized model robustness and sparsity via two effective and complementary approaches. The LROLS method alone is capable of producing a very parsimonious model with e...

Given an orthogonal representation H with n vertices and bends, we study the problem of computing a planar orthogonal drawing of H with small area. This problem has direct applications to the development of practical graph drawing techniques for information visualization and VLSI layout. In this paper, we introduce the concept of turn-regularity of an orthogonal representation H, provide combin...

This study reports on the optimization of the extraction conditions of cordycepin from Cordyceps militaris by using ultrasonication. For this purpose, the orthogonal experimental design was used to investigate the effects of factors on the ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE). Four factors: extraction time (min), ethanol concentration (%), extraction temperature (°C) and extraction frequency (k...

Traffic microscopic traffic simulation models have become extensively used in both transportation operations and management analyses, which are very useful in reflecting the dynamic nature of transportation system in a stochastic manner. As far as the microscopic traffic flow simulation users are concerned, the one of the major concerns would be the appropriate calibration of the simulation mod...

This paper attempts to explain the empirically demonstrated phenomena that, under some conditions, one-ata-time experiments outperform orthogonal arrays (on average) in parameter design of engineering systems. Five case studies are presented, each based on data from previously published full factorial experiments on actual engineering systems. Computer simulations of adaptive one-at-a-time plan...

To investigate the material removal characteristic of paste polishing, experimental investigations based on Taguchi method have been carried out. In the experiments, the dwell time was fixed 300 seconds and the bonnet position was 4. The four variable factors (precess angles, head speed, head pressure and tool offset) with 3 levels were chosen to design the orthogonal array. With the designed o...