For many years, finite model theory was viewed as the backbone of database theory, and database theory in turn supplied finite model theory with key motivations and problems. By n...
In this paper, still images are modeled by hierarchical tree structures and object relational graphs. These modeling concepts can be described naturally using XML schema. We intro...
Due to the lack of efficient native XML database management systems, XML data manipulation and query evaluation may be resource-consuming, and represent a bottleneck for several ...
Contrary to popular belief, relation schemes in good classical normal forms are not necessarily devoid of redundancies. This arises from the fact that classical data dependencies ...
For location-based services it is often essential to efficiently process proximity relations among mobile objects, such as to establish whether a group of friends or family member...