After more than two decades of its use, XML is not only a standard format for exchanging
data between different (Web) applications but also a model for a family of some emerging or …

Although multi-temporal XML databases supporting schema versioning are used in several
domains, like e-commerce, e-health, and e-government, existing database management …

τXSchema [7] is a framework (a language and a suite of tools) for the creation and validation
of time-varying XML documents. A τXSchema schema is composed of a conventional XML …

Although temporal XML data are being stored and manipulated by several XML-based
applications in different domains (eg, e-commerce, e-health), there is neither a temporal …

A retroactive update is an update that changes a past data. It is a common operation in both
conventional and temporal databases. However, in temporal databases, a retroactive …

In multi-temporal XML databases supporting schema versioning, updating a past element
with retroactive effect is not always a graceful task, since it could give rise to inconsistencies …

Purpose A temporal XML database could become an inconsistent model of the represented
reality after a retroactive update. Such an inconsistency state must be repaired by …

We describe a mechanism for approximate adaptive coding that makes use of deferred
probability update to obtain good throughput rates with no buffering of symbols from the …

The technological impact of the Internet gave birth to telemedicine that provides both the
digitalization of patient's medical records, and the coordination between different healthcare …

abstract Although multi-temporal XML databases supporting schema versioning are used in
several domains, like e-commerce, e-health, and e-government, existing database …