The filtering of XML data is the basis of many complex applications. Lots of algorithms have been proposed to solve this problem[2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 18]. One importan...
Abstract. Estimating the sizes of query results, and intermediate results, is crucial to many aspects of query processing. In particular, it is necessary for effective query optimi...
Answering queries using views is a well-established technique in databases. In this context, two outstanding problems can be formulated. The first one consists in deciding whethe...
In this paper we present a novel approach for estimating the selectivity of XML twig queries. Such a technique is useful for approximate query answering as well as for determining...
This paper describes a Web-based query system for semantically heterogeneous government-produced data. Geospatial Web-based information systems and portals are currently being dev...
Nancy Wiegand, Naijun Zhou, Isabel F. Cruz, Willia...