The problem of data integration (query decomposition, data fragmentation) has been widely studied in literature, but the inherent hierarchical nature of XML data presents problems...
To discover knowledge or retrieve information from a relational database, a user often needs to find objects related to certain source objects. There are two main challenges in b...
When hosting XML information on relational backends, a mapping has to be established between the schemas of the information source and the target storage repositories. A rich body ...
Abstract. A fundamental data modeling problem in geographical information systems and spatial database systems refers to an appropriate treatment of the vagueness or indeterminacy ...
The integration of networked applications, especially those requiring continuous access to shared information resources and databases, may be effected by scheduled unavailability ...