We introduce and study a new class of queries that we refer to as ACMA (arithmetic constraints on multiple attributes) queries. Such combinatorial queries require the simultaneous...
Abstract. The development of scalable parallel database systems requires the design of eļ¬cient algorithms for the join operation which is the most frequent and expensive operatio...
Before undertaking new biomedical research, identifying concepts that have already been patented is essential. Traditional keyword based search on patent databases may not be suļ¬...
This paper summarises the achievements of a multidisciplinary Bioinformatics project which has the objective of providing a general mechanism for efficient computerisation of type...
Andy C. Downton, Simon M. Lucas, Gregory Patoulas,...
: We propose a multidimensional approach to store XML data in relational database systems. In contrast to other efforts we suggest a solution to the problem using established datab...