Database modeling is still a job of an artisan. Due to this approach database schemata evolve by growth without any evolution plan. Finally, they cannot be examined, surveyed, con...
Background: With the completion of the Human Genome Project and recent advancements in mutation detection technologies, the volume of data available on genetic variations has rise...
We consider spatial databases in the plane that can be defined by polynomial constraint formulas. Motivated by applications in geographic information systems, we investigate line...
This paper describes Edition-Based Redefinition (EBR) in the Oracle database — a novel technology and methodology to build database application patches so that installation of t...
A common problem within most large corporations nowadays is the diversity of database systems that are employed by their many departments in the development of a product. Usually, ...
Fernando de Ferreira Rezende, Ulrich Hermsen, Geor...