While there has been growing interest in the use of Prolog for database applications, the size of these applications is limited by the capabilities of current Prolog systems for handling disk resident clauses. A major impediment is the inordinate amount of time required for retrieval and urujication of clauses from a large set stored on disk. Indexing is commonly used in conventional database s...

The paper considers indexing an activity which deals with linguistic entities. It rests on the assumption that a theory of indexing should be based on a philosophy of language, because indexing is concerned with the linguistic representation of meaning. The paper consists of four sections: It begins with some basic considerations on the nature of indexing and the requirements of a theory on thi...

Structural equation modeling (SEM) is an important tool to estimate a network of causal relationships linking two or more complex concepts. The PLS approach to SEM, also known as component based SEM, is becoming more prominent for estimating large complex models due to its soft modeling assumptions. This ‘soft modeling’ refers to the greater flexibility of PLS technique in developing and valida...

1. Ben Davis Special Section Editor Welcome to the first special issue dedicated direct indexing. The past several years have seen impressive asset growth in indexing, drawing increased attention within investment industry. Some of biggest names investing