: Optimizers in modern DBMSs utilize a cost model to choose an efficient query execution plan (QEP) among all possible ones for a given query. The accuracy of the cost estimates de...
Stephan Ewen, Michael Ortega-Binderberger, Volker ...
Abstract. The performance of multi-tier systems is known to be significantly degraded by workloads that place bursty service demands on system resources. Burstiness can cause queu...
Giuliano Casale, Amir Kalbasi, Diwakar Krishnamurt...
There is increasing evidence to suggest that the neocortex of the mammalian brain does not consist of a collection of specialised and dedicated cortical architectures, but instead ...
John Thornton, Torbjorn Gustafsson, Michael Blumen...
The paper elaborates upon the interim results achieved in resolving a few newly discovered 16th century letters now alleged to be written by Queen Mary of Scots (QMS). Despite the...
Usually, theories of surface growth are based on the study of global processes without taking in account the local behaviour of atoms. We have implemented two Montecarlo simulation...
Carmen B. Navarrete, Susana Holgado, Eloy Anguiano