Dissertations in Database and Information Systems

Process Model Management Using Description Logics

Pub. date: May 2012
Author: Gröner, G.
Volume: 107
Price: US$80 / €55 / £47
ISBN: 978-1-61499-045-1
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Process model management consists of several phases within the process management life-cycle, s…

Using Situation Theory to evaluate XML Retrieval

Pub. date: May 2012
Author: Blanke, T.
Volume: 106
Price: US$73 / €50 / £43
ISBN: 978-1-61499-031-4
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

This book presents a theoretical framework to evaluate XML retrieval using Situation Theory. XML …

A Framework for the Consistent Usage of Tag-Based Mashups

Pub. date: December 2010
Author: Hagemann, S.
Volume: 105
Price: US$72 / €50
ISBN: 978-1-60750-079-7
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Mashups and social tagging are two of many aspects of recent developments on the Web and both are…

From Mining to Mapping and Roundtrip Transformations: A Systematic Approach to Model-Based Tool Integration

Pub. date: January 2010
Author: Wimmer, M.
Volume: 104
Price: US$80 / €55
ISBN: 978-1-60750-070-4
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science, Information Sciences

A wide variety of tools for Model-Driven Engineering (MDE) exists. In order to fully exploit the …

Context-Driven Generation of Specifications for Interactive Information Systems

Pub. date: June 2009
Author: Bienemann, A.
Volume: 101
Price: US$73 / €50
ISBN: 978-1-58603-980-6
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Content-intensive, interactive information systems have become an integral component of computer inf…

Conceptual Modeling for XML

Pub. date: December 2008
Author: Nečaský, M.
Volume: 99
Price: US$73 / €50
ISBN: 978-1-58603-956-1
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

XML is a popular format for data representation. As the amount of data represented in XML grows, it …

Design and Implementation of a Database Programming Language for XML-based Applications

Pub. date: January 2007
Author: Schuhart, H.
Volume: 97
Price: US$80 / €55
ISBN: 978-1-58603-686-7
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

This publication focuses on two main aspects; the seamless integration of XML and persistency concep…

Patterns for Person-Centered e-Learning

Pub. date: January 2007
Author: Derntl, M.
Volume: 96
Price: US$96 / €66
ISBN: 978-1-58603-672-0
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences

Current approaches to learning and teaching take advantage of Information and Communication Technolo…

Business and the Grid

Pub. date: October 2006
Author: Weishäupl, T.
Volume: 95
Price: US$64 / €44
ISBN: 978-1-58603-655-3
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

A Grid provides unlimited virtual resources to users without revealing the internal structure. Like …

Data Access in Workflow Management Systems

Pub. date: May 2006
Author: Lehmann, M.
Volume: 94
Price: US$80 / €55
ISBN: 978-1-58603-607-2
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences

Workflow management systems support the execution of business processes. To this end they need data,…

KeyX: Selective Key-Oriented Indexing in Native XML-Databases

Pub. date: January 2006
Author: Hammerschmidt, B.C.
Volume: 93
Price: US$80 / €55
ISBN: 978-1-58603-589-1
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences

The eXtended Markup Language XML is an important standard for the platform and language independent …

Building Integrative Enterprise Knowledge Portals with Semantic Web Technologies

Pub. date: December 2005
Author: Priebe, T.
Volume: 92
Price: US$80 / €55
ISBN: 978-1-58603-584-6
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science, Semantic Web

A major challenge of today’s information systems is to provide employees with precisely the inform…

Meta-Learning: Strategies, Implementations, and Evaluations for Algorithm Selection

Pub. date: October 2005
Author: Köpf, C.R.
Volume: 91
Price: US$80 / €55
ISBN: 978-1-58603-562-4
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences

Data analysis via supervised learning tasks is among the most common data mining techniques. The obj…

Defining Web-Scheme Transformers By-Example

Pub. date: February 2005
Author: Lechner, S.
Volume: 87
Price: US$64 / €44
ISBN: 978-1-58603-503-7
Subject: Artificial Intelligence, Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Large web applications are usually developed by using a conceptual modeling language, where a scheme…

Modeling and Transformation of Workflows with Temporal Constraints

Pub. date: April 2004
Author: Gruber, W.
Volume: 84
Price: US$64 / €44
ISBN: 978-1-58603-416-0
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Workflow management systems support the execution of business processes: they require the modeling o…

Storage and Retrieval of XML Documents with a Cluster of Database Systems

Pub. date: June 2003
Author: Grabs, T.
Volume: 82
Price: US$58 / €40
ISBN: 978-1-58603-371-2
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

XML – short for the W3C eXtended Markup Language – is highly successful as a format for data int…

Version Management in Federated Database Systems

Pub. date: November 2002
Author: Schönhoff, M.
Volume: 81
Price: US$43 / €39
ISBN: 978-1-58603-315-6
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

This publication provides the conceptual foundations for the extension of federated database technol…

Online Analytical Processing with a Cluster of Databases

Pub. date: November 2002
Author: Röhm, U.
Volume: 80
Price: US$43 / €39
ISBN: 978-1-58603-314-9
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Clusters of databases have become an attractive platform for large information systems. They offer h…

Data Warehouse Schema Design

Pub. date: January 2001
Author: Lechtenbörger, J.
Volume: 79
Price: US$37 / €33
ISBN: 978-1-58603-214-2
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

A data warehouse is an integrated database primarily used in organizational decision making. Althoug…

Similarity Search in High-Dimensional Vector Spaces

Pub. date: January 2001
Editor: Weber, R.
Volume: 74
Price: US$44 / €38
ISBN: 978-1-58603-177-0
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

With the example of an image database and the notion of relevance feedback, the dissertation address…

Transactional Process Management over Component Systems

Pub. date: January 2001
Editor: Schuldt, H.
Volume: 73
Price: US$40 / €36
ISBN: 978-1-58603-176-3
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Processes support a powerful approach to develop large-scale distributed applications spanning multi…

Distributed Interactive Media

Pub. date: January 2000
Editor: Mauve, M.
Volume: 71
Price: US$42 / €38
ISBN: 978-1-58603-149-7
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Networked computer games, distributed virtual reality systems, and shared whiteboard presentations…

Semantic Integrity Constraints in Federated Database Schemata

Pub. date: January 1999
Editor: Türker, C.
Volume: 63
Price: US$36 / €31
ISBN: 978-1-58603-135-0
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

Federated database systems provide a uniform and transparent interface to distributed and heterogene…

Metadata-Based Middleware for Integrating Information Systems

Pub. date: January 1999
Author: Kapsammer, E.
Volume: 62
Price: US$30 / €25
ISBN: 978-1-58603-134-3
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

The integration of distributed and heterogeneous legacy applications and system components is a majo…

Processing Relational Queries Using a Multidimentional Acces Technique

Pub. date: January 1999
Author: Markl, V.
Volume: 59
Price: US$34 / €29
ISBN: 978-1-58603-133-6
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

A multidimensional access method offering significant performance increases by intelligently partiti…

Control Mechanisms in Distributed Object Bases

Pub. date: January 1999
Author: Krivokapic, N.
Volume: 54
Price: US$37 / €33
ISBN: 978-1-58603-132-9
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

The world-wide interconnection of computer systems imposes new challenges on distributed database sy…

Definition of Behavior in Object-Oriented Databases by View Integration

Pub. date: January 1999
Author: Preuner, G.
Volume: 53
Price: US$34 / €29
ISBN: 978-1-58603-131-2
Subject: Computer & Communication Sciences, Computer Science

The design of database schemas by view integration comprises two phases: First, potential future use…

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