In implementations of non-standard database systems, large objects are often embedded within an aggregate of different types, i.e. a tuple. For a given size and access probabilit...
This paper describes a content-based image retrieval system that employs both higher-level and lower-level vision methodologies separately and in conjunction for the retrieval of ...
With the emergence of the Internet, collaborative computing has become more feasible than ever. Organizations can share valuable information among each other. However, certain user...
One of the most important types of query processing in spatial databases and geographic information systems is the spatial join, an operation that selects, from two relations, all...
A central problem in executing performance critical parallel and distributed applications on shared networks is the selection of computation nodes and communication paths for exec...