In this paper we present a mechanism for translating constraint queries, i.e., Boolean expressions of constraints, across heterogeneous information sources. Integrating such syste...
While there is an increasing need to share data that may contain personal information, such data sharing must preserve individual privacy without disclosing any identifiable infor...
James J. Gardner, Li Xiong, Kanwei Li, James J. Lu
For the majority of front-end e-business systems, the assumption of a coherent and homogeneous set of interfaces is highly unrealistic. Problems start in the back-end, with system...
Giacomo Piccinelli, Wolfgang Emmerich, Christian Z...
The Web has become the world’s largest information source. Unfortunately, the main success factor of the Web, the inherent principle of distribution and autonomy of the participa...
In decision support systems for Intensive Care Units (ICU), the data management subsystem plays an essential role since the data have a heterogeneous origin. The temporal dimension...