The notion that certain procedures are atomic is a fundamental correctness property of many multithreaded software systems. A procedure is atomic if for every execution there is a...
Web services -- Web-accessible programs and devices ? are a key application area for the Semantic Web. With the proliferation of Web services and the evolution towards the Semanti...
Embedded systems combine a processor with dedicated logic to meet design specifications at a reasonable cost. The attempt to amalgamate two distinct design environments introduces...
Abstract. Object-oriented language concepts have been highly successful, resulting in a large number of object-oriented languages and language extensions. Unfortunately, formal met...
During the life cycle of an XML application, both schemas and queries may change from one version to another. Schema evolutions may affect query results and potentially the validi...