A recently introduced information-theoretic approach to analyzing redundancies in database design was used to justify normal forms like BCNF that completely eliminate redundancies...
Semistructured data is becoming increasingly important for web applications with the development of XML and related technologies. Designing a “good” semistructured database is ...
Xiaoying Wu, Tok Wang Ling, Sin Yeung Lee, Mong-Li...
A common approach in designing relational databases is to start with a universal relation schema, which is then decomposed into multiple subschemas. A good choice of subschemas ca...