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Forming the foundations of large-scale knowledge bases, probabilistic databases have been widely studied in the literature. In particular, probabilistic query evaluation has been investigated intensively as a central inference mechanism. However, despite its power, query evaluation alone cannot extract all the relevant information encompassed in large-scale knowledge bases. To exploit this pote...

The problem of finding the consensus (most probable string) for a distribution generated by a weighted finite automaton or a probabilistic grammar is related to a number of important questions: computing the distance between two distributions or finding the best translation (the most probable one) given a probabilistic finite state transducer. The problem is undecidable with general weights and...

Nine different receptacles were tested with the MPN method to determine which receptacle was most reliable and economical for MPN counts. Results showed that 96 well PCR plate were the best vessels for this type of analysis and facilitated the isolation of viable Methylotrophs.

The large and diverse group of microscopic foodborne yeasts and moulds includes several hundred species. Both yeasts and moulds cause various degrees of deterioration and decomposition of food. They can invade and grow on virtually any type of food at any time, e.g. they invade field crops such as small grains, nuts, beans, tomatoes, and apples both in the field before harvesting and during sto...