English

Puzzling over Subsequence-Query Extensions: Disjunction and Generalised Gaps

Databases 2023-05-16 v1

Abstract

A query model for sequence data was introduced in [11] in the form of subsequence-queries with wildcards and gap-size constraints (swg-queries, for short). These queries consist of a pattern over an alphabet of variables and types, as well as a global window size and a number of local gap-size constraints. We propose two new extensions of swg-queries, which both enrich the expressive power of swg-queries in different ways: subsequence-queries with generalised gap-size constraints (swgg-queries, for short) and disjunctive subsequence-queries (dswg-queries, for short). We discuss a suitable characterisation of containment, a classical property considered in database theory, and adapt results concerning the discovery of swg-queries to both, swgg-queries and dswg-queries.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2305.08236,
  title  = {Puzzling over Subsequence-Query Extensions: Disjunction and Generalised Gaps},
  author = {André Frochaux and Sarah Kleest-Meißner},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2305.08236},
  year   = {2023}
}
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