With the proliferation of XML as a new common data format, the problem of managing XML documents has become more critical. New technologies are now available that allow organizations to better manage ...

A database organization method that is structured in a hierarchy. All access to data starts at the top of the hierarchy and moves downward; for example, from customer to orders, vendor to purchases, ...

I have never done any serious SQL design before. Anyways I have to store a hierarchical data structure, similar to a tree in a SQL database.<BR><BR>Right now I simply add a "parent_id" column in each ...

The availability of large volumes of data is a key requirement in the development of efficient, robust, and advanced machine learning based prediction models. This paper introduces the ImageNet ...

This article considers methodology for hierarchical functional data analysis, motivated by studies of reproductive hormone profiles in the menstrual cycle. Current methods standardize the cycle ...