In this paper, we introduce preferential regular path queries. These are regular path queries whose symbols are annotated with preference weights for “scaling” up or down the i...
With respect to current methods for query evaluation over XML data streams, adoption of certain types of buffering techniques is unavoidable. Under lots of circumstances, the buff...
Chi Yang, Chengfei Liu, Jianxin Li, Jeffrey Xu Yu,...
This paper presents a description of seven systems, which use database technology to both represent knowledge persistently and make scalable queries on it, in the Semantic Web con...
Similarity queries in traditional databases work directly on attribute values. But, often similar attribute values do not indicate similar meanings. Semantic background information...
nt formal speci cations of a new abstraction, weak sets, which can be used to alleviate high latencies when retrieving data from a wide-area information system like the World Wide...