In this paper, we study unsatisfiable queries posed to a mediator in an information integration system and expressed in the logical formalism of the information integration system...
Abstract. We present here a formal foundation for an iterative and incremental approach to constructing and evaluating preference queries. Our main focus is on query modification: ...
Abstract. This paper describes a query algebra for tolog, a query language for Topic Maps inspired by Prolog and very similar to Datalog. The language is based on binding variables...
Subqueries are a poweful feature which allows to enforce reuse, composition, rewriting and optimization in a query language. In this paper we perform a comprehensive study of the i...
Spatial networks like transportation, power, and pipeline networks are a ubiquitous spatial concept in everyday life and play an important role for navigational and routing purpos...