We present WSQ/DSQ (pronounced “wisk-disk”), a new approach for combining the query facilities of traditional databases with existing search engines on the Web. WSQ, for Web-S...
We study the fundamental limitations of relational algebra (RA) and SQL in supporting sequence and stream queries, and present effective query language and data model enrichments ...
In this paper, we discuss issues involving temporal data fragmentation, temporal query processing, and query optimization in multiprocessor database machines. We propose parallel ...
Nested Intervals generalize Nested Sets. They are immune to hierarchy reorganization problem. They allow answering ancestor path hierarchical queries algorithmically - without acc...
We introduce a rich language of descriptions for semistructured tree-like data, and we explain how such descriptions relate to the data they describe. Various query languages and ...