The satisfiability test checks, whether or not the evaluation of a query returns the empty set for any input document, and can be used in query optimization for avoiding the submis...
One of the key problems when extending relational database query languages to include deductive capabilities, is to provide them with efficient methods for answering recursive que...
The challenge of peer-to-peer computing goes beyond simple file sharing. In the DBGlobe project, we view the multitude of peers carrying data and services as a superdatabase. Our ...
Skyline queries compute the set of Pareto-optimal tuples in a relation, i.e., those tuples that are not dominated by any other tuple in the same relation. Although several algorit...