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20110082859 | INFORMATION THEORY BASED RESULT MERGING FOR SEARCHING HIERARCHICAL ENTITIES ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS DATA SOURCES - A method, system, and computer program product are disclosed for merging search results. In one embodiment, the method comprises identifying a query, splitting the query into sub-queries, and calculating information content for each of the sub-queries. This method also comprises executing each of the sub-queries to obtain a plurality of search results, and combining the search results based on the information content calculated for the sub-queries. In an embodiment, the execution of each of the sub-queries includes identifying a multitude of search results for at least one of the sub-queries; and the combining includes grouping said multitude of search results into a plurality of clusters, and computing a relevance score for each of said clusters. In the embodiment the combining further includes merging the clusters based on the relevance scores computed for the clusters as well as the information content calculated for the sub-queries. | 04-07-2011 |
20120191687 | USING HISTORICAL INFORMATION TO IMPROVE SEARCH ACROSS HETEROGENEOUS INDICES - A method, system and computer program product are disclosed for searching for data. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method comprising identifying a query and a search scope including a set of specified entities; and for each of these entities, estimating a number of documents that would be identified in a search through the entity to answer the query. On the basis of this estimating, a subset of the entities is formed. The query and this subset of entities are sent to a search engine to search the subset of entities to answer the query. In one embodiment, the estimating includes collecting statistical information from queries to build up a historical cache using heuristics or machine learning techniques, wherein the query includes a key word and a scope, and the historical cache contains a maximum number of returned results for an entity given the queries executed. | 07-26-2012 |
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20080251271 | WATER-RESISTANT WIRE COIL, WIRE WINDING, AND MOTOR, AND METHOD OF INCREASING MOTOR POWER - A water-resistant wire coil includes a coated wire with a conductor and a covering. The covering is prepared from a composition that includes a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin, and a hydrogenated block copolymer. The wire coil is useful for the fabrication of wire windings for the rotors and/or stators of water-resistant motors. The covering of the coated wire is thinner than a conventional poly(vinyl chloride) covering. This allows more conductive wire to be incorporated into a rotor and/or stator, which in turn increases the power of the motor. | 10-16-2008 |
20080289850 | Electrical Wire and Method of Making an Electrical Wire - An electrical wire and a method of making an electrical wire are disclosed. The electrical wire comprises a conductor and a covering. The covering comprises a thermoplastic composition comprising a poly(arylene ether), a polyolefin and a polymeric compatibilizer. The thermoplastic composition may further comprise a flame retardant. | 11-27-2008 |
20100276180 | FLEXIBLE POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION AND ARTICLES THEREOF - A thermoplastic composition comprises poly(arylene ether) having an initial intrinsic viscosity greater than 0.25 dl/g as measured in chloroform at 25° C.; a polyolefin having a melt temperature greater than or equal to 120° C. and a melt flow rate of 0.3 to 15; a first block copolymer having a aryl alkylene content greater than or equal to 50 weight percent based on the total weight of the first block copolymer; a second block copolymer having an aryl alkylene content less than 50 weight percent based on the total weight of the second block copolymer; and a flame retardant, wherein the poly(arylene ether) is present in an amount greater than the amount of polyolefin. The composition is useful in the production of covered wire. | 11-04-2010 |
20120061120 | FLAME RETARDANT FLEXIBLE THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITION, METHOD OF MAKING, AND ARTICLES THEREOF - A flexible thermoplastic composition includes among its components: (i) a poly(arylene ether); (ii) a polymeric compatibilizer; (iii) a polyolefin comprising a functional group; and (iv) magnesium dihydroxide. The flexible thermoplastic composition may be used for making electrical wires. | 03-15-2012 |