Modern database applications including computeraided design (CAD), medical imaging, or molecular biology impose new requirements on spatial query processing. Particular problems a...
: A buffer is a main-memory area used to reduce accessto disks. The buffer holds pages from secondary storage files. A processrequesting a page causesa fault if the pageis not in t...
We propose and evaluate the concept of a semantically-smart disk system (SDS). As opposed to a traditional “smart” disk, an SDS has detailed knowledge of how the file system ...
Tag handling accounts for a substantial amount of execution cost in latently typed languages such as Common LISP and Scheme, especially on architectures that provide no special ha...
Background: Small molecular cofactors or ligands play a crucial role in the proper functioning of cells. Accurate annotation of their target proteins and binding sites is required...