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The viral 1:11 bay leaf ritual is a perfect storm of symbolism, simplicity, and timing. The cultural story about 111 gives it voice. The fresh start effect gives it teeth. If you like the feel of a ...

Analyst Insight: As supply chains become more data-driven, two often overlooked technologies, “fuzzy logic” and “fuzzy matching,” are quietly shaping how companies make smarter decisions. Bypass the ...

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An Excel task pane add-in that finds cells using fuzzy and phonetic search. Type "Oprating Icom" to find "Operating Income", or search for a contact name with typos or phonetic spelling—the add-in ...

Abstract: Accurate name matching in police databases is critical for identity verification and faces challenges from spelling, pronunciation, and transliteration variations, particularly for Hindi ...

Abstract: Traceability links between software artifacts have important applications in the development process. This paper concerns a special case of traceability recovery, i.e., the automated ...