We introduce a cost model for the M-tree access method [Ciaccia et al., 1997] which provides estimates of CPU (distance computations) and I/O costs for the execution of similarity ...
Software composition is critical for building large-scale applications. In this paper, we consider the composition of components that are methods offered by heterogeneous, autonomo...
W e explore a n image compression scheme that does not rely o n the usual additive decomposition of a n input image into a set of predefined spanning functions. The proposed schem...
Planar linear motors Sawyer motors have been used in industry as open-loop stepping motors, but their robustness and versatility has been limited. Using a sensor recently integrat...
Transaction processing systems are judged by users to be correctly functioning not only if their transactions are executed correctly, but also if most of them are completed within...