Relational databases have had great industrial success in computer science. The power of the paradigm is made clear both by its widespread adoption and by theoretical analysis. Tod...
Background: Most existing transcriptional databases like Comprehensive Systems-Biology Database (CSB.DB) and Arabidopsis Microarray Database and Analysis Toolbox (GENEVESTIGATOR) ...
When issuing user-specific queries, users often have a vaguely defined information need. Skyline queries identify the most "interesting" objects for users' incomplet...
As the use of applications employing video contents becomes widespread, it is crucial for representation systems to be able to handle video effectively and flexibly. In this pape...
Abstract Integrated engineering environments, based on federated database technology, are, among others, a means to control the integrity of and dependencies between product data c...