%0 Journal Article
	%A Radu Dobrescu and  Matei Dobrescu and  Daniela Hossu
	%D 2010
	%J International Journal of Mathematical and Computational Sciences
	%B World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology
	%I Open Science Index 45, 2010
	%T Balancing Strategies for Parallel Content-based Data Retrieval Algorithms in a k-tree Structured Database
	%U https://publications.waset.org/pdf/10942
	%V 45
	%X The paper proposes a unified model for multimedia data retrieval which includes data representatives, content representatives, index structure, and search algorithms. The multimedia data are defined as k-dimensional signals indexed in a multidimensional k-tree structure. The benefits of using the k-tree unified model were demonstrated by running the data retrieval application on a six networked nodes test bed cluster. The tests were performed with two retrieval algorithms, one that allows parallel searching using a single feature, the second that performs a weighted cascade search for multiple features querying. The experiments show a significant reduction of retrieval time while maintaining the quality of results.

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