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2009
ACM
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14 years 8 months ago
Equivalence of nested queries with mixed semantics
We consider the problem of deciding query equivalence for a conjunctive language in which queries output complex objects composed from a mixture of nested, unordered collection ty...
David DeHaan
ICDT
2010
ACM
194views Database» more  ICDT 2010»
13 years 9 months ago
Bag Equivalence of XPath Queries
When a query is evaluated under bag semantics, each answer is returned as many times as it has derivations. Bag semantics has long been recognized as important, especially when ag...
Sara Cohen, Yaacov Y. Weiss
PODS
2000
ACM
102views Database» more  PODS 2000»
13 years 12 months ago
Linear Approximation of Planar Spatial Databases Using Transitive-Closure Logic
We consider spatial databases in the plane that can be defined by polynomial constraint formulas. Motivated by applications in geographic information systems, we investigate line...
Floris Geerts, Bart Kuijpers
PODS
2010
ACM
205views Database» more  PODS 2010»
14 years 19 days ago
Positive higher-order queries
We investigate a higher-order query language that embeds operators of the positive relational algebra within the simply-typed λ-calculus. Our language allows one to succinctly de...
Michael Benedikt, Gabriele Puppis, Huy Vu
PODS
1997
ACM
124views Database» more  PODS 1997»
13 years 11 months ago
Languages for Relational Databases over Interpreted Structures
We rework parts of the classical relational theory when the underlying domain is a structure with some interpreted operations that can be used in queries. We identify parts of the...
Michael Benedikt, Leonid Libkin