The topic of the paper concerns the implementation and use of standards. The standards which are in focus in the paper include conceptual models and descriptions of the functionali...
Access control is a crucial concern to build secure IT systems and, more specifically, to protect the confidentiality of information. However, access control is necessary, but not ...
Existing query interfaces for biological databases are either based on fixed forms or textual query languages. Users of a fixed form-based query interface are limited to performin...
I-Min A. Chen, Anthony Kosky, Victor M. Markowitz,...
Data-driven Web services, viewed broadly as interactive systems available on the Web for users and programs, provide the backbone for increasingly complex Web applications. While ...
Evaluative arguments are pervasive in natural human communication. In countless situations people attempt to advise or persuade their interlocutors that something is desirable (vs...