Efficient, Effective and Flexible XML Retrieval Using Summaries
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Retrieval queries that combine structural constraints with keyword search are placing new challenges on retrieval systems. This paper presents TReX—a new retrieval system for XML. TReX can efficiently return either all the answers to a given query or only the top-k answers. In this paper, we discuss our participation in the annual Initiative for the Evaluation of XML Retrieval (INEX) workshop in the ad-hoc track. Our main contribution is to investigate the use of summaries and the flexibility they provide when dealing with structural constraints. We describe algorithms for retrieval using summaries. Experimental results are presented showing that TReX answers queries efficiently and effec-
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