We examine the organizational impact on phylogenetic databases of the increasing sophistication in the need and use of phylogenetic data. A primary issue is the use of the unnorma...
An important direction in database research for non-standard applications (e.g. engineering or design applications) deals with adequate support for complex objects. Without doubt,...
SPARQL query composition is difficult for the lay-person or even the experienced bioinformatician in cases where the data model is unfamiliar. Established best-practices and intern...
E. Luke McCarthy, Benjamin P. Vandervalk, Mark D. ...
The XML language is a W3C standard sustained by both the industry and the scientific community. Therefore, the available information annotated in XML keeps and will keep increasing...
Eugen Popovici, Pierre-Francois Marteau, Gildas M&...
In this paper, we show that representation and reasoning techniques used in traditional knowledge engineering and the emerging Semantic Web can play an important role for heteroge...