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...
The diversity and large volumes of data processed in the Natural Sciences today has led to a proliferation of highlyspecialized and autonomous scientific databases with inherent a...
Anastasios Kementsietsidis, Frank Neven, Dieter Va...
Estimating the result size of complex queries that involve selection on multiple attributes and the join of several relations is a difficult but fundamental task in database query...
— Decision optimization is used in many applications such as those for finding the best course of action in emergencies. However, optimization solutions require considerable mat...
Alexander Brodsky, Nathan E. Egge, Xiaoyang Sean W...
Keyword-based search in relational databases allows users to discover relevant information without knowing the database schema or using complicated queries. However, such searches...