A real-time database is composed of real-time objects whose values remain valid only within their validity intervals. Each object in the database models a real world entity. The f...
Besides being adopted as the new interchange format for the Internet, XML is finding increasing acceptance as a native data repository language. In order to make XML repositories ...
Database programming requires having the knowledge of database semantics both to maintain database integrity and to explore more optimization opportunities. Automated programming ...
An important issue in data integration is the integration of semantically equivalent but schematically heterogeneous data sources. Declarative mechanisms supporting powerful source...
Traditional methods for integrity checking in relational or deductive databases heavily rely on the assumption that data have integrity before the execution of updates. In this wa...