The timestamps of now-relative bitemporal databases are modeled as growing, shrinking, or rectangular regions. The shape of these regions makes it a challenge to design bitemporal...
As a large quantity of information is presented in XML format on the Web, there are increasing demands for XML security. Until now, research on XML security has been focused on th...
Most operations of the relational algebra or SQL require a sorted stream of tuples for efficient processing. Therefore, processing complex relational queries relies on efficient a...
Business performance modeling and model-driven business transformation are two research directions that are attracting much attention lately. In this study, we propose an approach...
The Post-Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) is a shared resource in the hospital where patients recover from surgery. It is fed by a set of Operating Rooms (OR's) often spanning sev...