Data fusion in information retrieval

Adaptation, Learning, and Optimization

Volumn 13, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-227

  Wu, Shengli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84903602933     PISSN: 18674534     EISSN: 18674542     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-28866-1     Document Type: Chapter

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