Mapping relational databases to RDF is a fundamental problem for the development of the Semantic Web. We present a solution, inspired by draft methods defined by the W3C where relational databases are directly mapped to RDF and OWL. Given a relational database schema and its integrity constraints, this direct mapping produces an OWL ontology, which, provides the basis for generating RDF instanc...

We present a new efficient hueand edge-preserving spatial color gamut mapping algorithm. The initial computation of the algorithm is to project all out-of-gamut colors to the destination gamut boundary towards the center of the gamut. Based on this spatially invariant hue-preserving clipping of the image, we construct a greyscale map indicating the amount of compression performed. This map can ...

A mixed integer continuous nonlinear model and a solution method for the problem of orthogonally packing identical rectangles within an arbitrary convex region are introduced in the present work. The convex region is assumed to be made of an isotropic material in such a way that arbitrary rotations of the items, preserving the orthogonality constraint, are allowed. The solution method is based ...

A mixed integer continuous nonlinear model and a solution method for the problem of orthogonally packing identical rectangles within an arbitrary convex region are introduced in the present work. The convex region is assumed to be made of an isotropic material in such a way that arbitrary rotations of the items, preserving the orthogonality constraint, are allowed. The solution method is based ...

We generalize the notion of Lagrangian subspaces to self-orthogonal subspaces with respect to a (skew-)symmetric form, thus characterizing (skew-) self-adjoint and unitary operators by means of self-orthogonal subspaces. By orthogonality preserving mappings, these characterizations can be transferred to abstract boundary value spaces of (skew-)symmetric operators. Introducing the notion of boun...

We propose a simple but efficient method for modifying Walsh-Hadamard sequences to achieve correlation properties suited for asynchronous DS CDMA applications. The proposed method can be used to minimize the mean square value of aperiodic cross-correlation or the mean square value of aperiodic autocorrelation, the maximum value of aperiodic cross-correlation functions, merit factor or other pro...

In this paper, the problem of direction of arrival (DOA) estimation is considered in the case of multiple polarized signals impinging on the conformal electromagnetic vector-sensor array (CVA). We focus on modeling the manifold holistically by a new mathematical tool called geometric algebra. Compared with existing methods, the presented one has two main advantages. Firstly, it acquires higher ...

In this article the notions of semi weak orthogonality and semi weak factorization structure in a category $mathcal X$ are introduced. Then the relationship between semi weak factorization structures and quasi right (left) and weak factorization structures is given. The main result is a characterization of semi weak orthogonality, factorization of morphisms, and semi weak factorization structur...

it is easily seen that a motion and a homothetic transformation are both affine collineations and that an affine collineation preserves the curvature tensor. In [l ] one of the present authors proved that in a space of nonzero constant curvature a mapping preserving curvature is a motion. For an Einstein space with nonzero curvature scalar, a mapping preserving Ricci curvature is a motion; for ...