Abstract. Motivated by our work on object-oriented Content Management, this paper proposes an extensible formal framework for delta and merging strategies, each applicable to a spe...
Even though an effective cost-based query optimizer is of utmost importance for the efficient evaluation of XQuery expressions in native XML database systems, such a component is...
Abstract. Pervasive computing applications must be sufficiently autonomous to adapt their behaviour to changes in computing resources and user requirements. This capability is know...
Scratchpads have been widely proposed as an alternative to caches for embedded systems. Advantages of scratchpads include reduced energy consumption in comparison to a cache and a...
Application problem diagnosis in complex enterprise environments is a challenging problem, and contributes significantly to the growth in IT management costs. While application pr...
Xiaoning Ding, Hai Huang, Yaoping Ruan, Anees Shai...