This Demo presents a framework for the live synchronization of an RDF view defined on top of relational database. In the proposed framework, rules are responsible for computing and publishing the changeset required for the RDB-RDF view to stay synchronized with the relational database. The computed changesets are then used for the incremental maintenance of the RDB_RDF views as well as applicat...

In this paper we address the container security problem and we investigate RFID-enabled innovative solutions to confront it. To that end, initially we set the scene of the problem by reporting existing security problems in ocean container transport and container security-originated initiatives and regulations that affect seaborne containers transportation and handling. Afterwards, we accomplish...

This study describes an application of a Daubechies wavelet function to analyze measured ship model data. The records of a self-propelled, flexible model of the S175 container ship moving in waves are analyzed by FFT and wavelet methods. It is shown that the high frequency component of the recorded rigid body motions can be omitted without substantially affecting the main features of the data s...

We develop an algorithm to enable a personal robot to conduct one of the common tasks in our daily life – moving the objects to a specific place. One typical application scenario of this algorithm is to load a variety of kitchen items such as the plates, mugs, and bowls etc. into a dishwasher. For newly seen objects and their destination container (e.g. the dishwahser), our algorithm features a...

The basic concept of Intracranial Pressure and its elivation in pathological conditions is discussed. The e&ects of Barbiturates, Corticosteroids, Furosamide, man-nitol, urea hyperventilation and hypothermia are mentioned. Experimental data from the published literature are reported. The brain, by virtue of the fact that it is encased in a container with rigid walls, is unique among the organs ...

Insight into crumpling or compaction of one-dimensional objects is important for understanding biopolymer packaging and designing innovative technological devices. By compacting various types of wires in rigid confinements and characterizing the morphology of the resulting crumpled structures, here, we report how friction, plasticity and torsion enhance disorder, leading to a transition from co...

Here we describe the phenomenon of symmetry breaking within a series of M4L6 container molecules. These containers were synthesized using planar rigid bis-bidentate ligands based on 2,6-substituted naphthalene, anthracene, or anthraquinone spacers and Fe(II) ions. The planarity of the ligand spacer favors a stereochemical configuration in which each cage contains two metal centers of opposite h...

Container terminals play a critical role in international shipping and are under pressure to cope with increasing container traffic. The problem of managing container terminals effectively has a number of characteristics which make agents a suitable technology to consider applying. Container terminals involve the operation of distributed entities (e.g. quay cranes, straddle carriers) which coor...

RDF has gained great interest in both academia and industry as an important language to describe graph data. Several approaches have been proposed for storing and querying RDF data efficiently; each works best under certain circumstances, e.g. certain types of data and/or queries. However, there was lack of a thorough understanding of exactly what these circumstances are, as different data-sets...