One of the key problems when extending relational database query languages to include deductive capabilities, is to provide them with efficient methods for answering recursive que...
Flexible querying aims at expressing preferences inside queries instead of strict requirements. We consider ordinary relational databases and flexible querying calling on fuzzy se...
We propose a multi-dimensional language called nD-SQL with the following features: (i) nD-SQL supports queries that interoperate amongst multiple relational sources with heterogen...
Referential integrity underlies the relational representation of objeceoriented structures. The concept of referential integrity in relational databases is hindered by the confusi...
A key feature of relational database applications is managing plural relationships—one-to-many and many-to-many— between entities. However, since it is often infeasible to ado...