Tree pattern queries (TPQs) provide a natural and easy formalism to query tree-structured XML data, and the efficient processing of such queries has attracted a lot of attention. ...
In this paper, we focus on an aspect of distributed XQuery processing that involves data exchanges between processor elements. We first address problems of distributed XML query p...
Makoto Yui, Jun Miyazaki, Shunsuke Uemura, Hirokaz...
Peer-to-peer (p2p) systems are attracting increasing attention as an efficient means of sharing data among large, diverse and dynamic sets of users. The widespread use of XML as a...
A new compound image compression algorithm is proposed, based on Shape Primitive Extraction and Coding (SPEC). The SPEC first segments a compound image into text/graphics pixels an...
In the last few years, XML became a de-facto standard for the exchange of structured and semi-structured data. The database research community took this development into account b...