Existing federated database systems (FDBS) provide uniform access to multiple heterogeneous DBS, but do not enable objects to move across the DBS while retaining global identity. ...
Ad-hoc data exchange, e.g., by sending email attachments, leads to multiple copies or versions of a document at dispersed nodes in a network. However, their relationships such as ...
This paper describes how a program called dup can be used to locate instances of duplication or nearduplication in a software system. D u p reports both textually identical sectio...
Repetition is an important phenomenon in a variety of domains, such as music, computer programs and architectural drawings. A generative model for these domains should account for...
The splitting method is a simulation technique for the estimation of very small probabilities. In this technique, the sample paths are split into multiple copies, at various stages...
Marnix J. J. Garvels, Jan-Kees C. W. van Ommeren, ...