Consistent query answering is the problem of characterizing and computing the semantically correct answers to queries from a database that may not satisfy certain integrity constr...
Leopoldo E. Bertossi, Loreto Bravo, Enrico Francon...
Abstract. Constraint databases that can be described by boolean combinations of polynomial inequalities over the reals have received ample research attention. In particular, the ex...
We develop a data integration approach for the efficient evaluation of queries over autonomous source databases. The approach is based on some novel applications and extensions of...
The problem of integrating information from con icting sources comes up in many current applications, such as cooperative information systems, heterogeneous databases, and multi-a...
In recent years, research about distributing databases over networks has become increasingly important. Here we concentrate on the issues of interoperability of heterogeneous DBMS...
Stefan Grufman, Fredrik Samson, Suzanne M. Embury,...