15 research outputs found
Managing Semantic Loss during Query Reformulation in Peer Data Management Systems
In this paper we deal with the notion of semantic loss in Peer Data
Management Systems (PDMS) queries. We define such a notion and we give a
mechanism that discovers semantic loss in a PDMS network. Next, we propose an
algorithm that addresses the problem of restoring such a loss. Further
evaluation of our proposed algorithm is an ongoing workComment: SWOD '07 Proceedings of the 2007 IEEE International Workshop on
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A New Framework for Join Product Skew
Different types of data skew can result in load imbalance in the context of
parallel joins under the shared nothing architecture. We study one important
type of skew, join product skew (JPS). A static approach based on frequency
classes is proposed which takes for granted the data distribution of join
attribute values. It comes from the observation that the join selectivity can
be expressed as a sum of products of frequencies of the join attribute values.
As a consequence, an appropriate assignment of join sub-tasks, that takes into
consideration the magnitude of the frequency products can alleviate the join
product skew. Motivated by the aforementioned remark, we propose an algorithm,
called Handling Join Product Skew (HJPS), to handle join product skew
Strategic delegation in a sequential model with multiple stages
We analyze strategic delegation in a Stackelberg model with an arbitrary
number, n, of firms. We show that the n-1 last movers delegate their production
decisions to managers whereas the first mover does not. Equilibrium incentive
rates are increasing in the order with which managers select quantities.
Letting u_i^* denote the equilibrium payoff of the firm whose manager moves in
the i-th place, we show that u_n^*>u_{n-1}^*>...>u_2^*>u_1^*. We also compare
the delegation outcome of our game with that of a Cournot oligopoly and show
that the late (early) moving firms choose higher (lower) incentive rates than
the Cournot firms.Comment: To appear in International Game Theory Review (IGTR), Vol. 13, No. 3
(2011) 1-1