This paper outlines the sixth NTCIR Workshop, which is the latest in a series. It briefly describes the background, tasks, participants, and test collections of the workshop. The purpose of this paper is to serve as an introduction to the research described in detail in the rest of the proceedings of the sixth NTCIR Workshop.

This talk is meant as a wake-up call ... The foundation of the database field is, of course, the relational model. Sad to say, however, there are some in the database community—certainly in industry, and to some extent in academia also—who do not seem to be as familiar with that model as they ought to be; there are others who seem to think it is not very interesting or relevant to the day-today...

This talk will come in four parts. First, I will introduce the Riemann hypothesis (RH) as it was first introduced, using the Riemann zeta function, and discuss briefly its connection to number theory and prime numbers. Second, I will make this connection explicit by discussion a famous problem equivalent to RH. Third, I will examine the generalised Riemann hypothesis (GRH) and, finally, will li...

we present a sixth-order non-polynomial spline method for the solutions of two-point nonlinear boundary value problem u(4)+f(x,u)=0, u(a)=α1, u''(a)= α2, u(b)= β1,u''(b)= β2, in off step points. numerical method of sixth-order with end conditions of the order 6 is derived. the convergence analysis of the method has been discussed. numerical examples are presented to illustra...

quartic non-polynomial spline function approximation in off step points is developed, for the solution of fourth-order boundary value problems. using consistency relation of such spline and suitable choice of parameter,we have obtained second, fourth and sixth orders methods. convergence analysis of sixth order method has been given. the methods are illustrated by some examples, to verify the or...

abstract: fermented cucumber is a traditional lactic acid fermentation that is related to the presence of microorganisms. in this study, the use of suitable l. plantarum starter culture with l.bulgaricus and s. thermophilus to improve the cucumber fermentation process with high quality has been studied. cucumbers in brine containing 4 to 6% nacl and 0.2 to 0.4% inulin (w/v) were inoculated with...