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APWEB
2004
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Improving XML Query Performance Using Social Classes
In a state-of-the-art XML database, an XML query is evaluated as a sequence of structural joins in which positions of data nodes are used to perform each individual structural joi...
Weining Zhang, Douglas Pollok
IMR
2004
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Two Techniques to Improve Mesh Quality and Preserve Surface Characteristics
In this paper we present two novel techniques to improve the quality of triangle surface meshes while preserving surface characteristics as much as possible. In contrast to previo...
Irina B. Semenova, Vladimir V. Savchenko, Ichiro H...
SEKE
2009
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Improving Negotiations through Fuzzy Cognitive Maps
In a decision-making process, a systematic method to manage and measure negotiation aspects provides crucial information to negotiators and has emerged as a key factor to determin...
Sérgio Assis Rodrigues, Tiago Santos da Sil...
IPPS
1999
IEEE
14 years 1 months ago
Using Run-Time Predictions to Estimate Queue Wait Times and Improve Scheduler Performance
On many computers, a request to run a job is not serviced immediately but instead is placed in a queue and serviced only when resources are released by preceding jobs. In this pape...
Warren Smith, Valerie E. Taylor, Ian T. Foster
DAC
2004
ACM
14 years 19 days ago
Quadratic placement using an improved timing model
The performance of timing-driven placement methods depends strongly on the choice of the net model. In this paper a more precise net model is presented that does not increase nume...
Bernd Obermeier, Frank M. Johannes