In a context of Data Integration Systems (DIS) providing access to large amounts of data extracted and integrated from autonomous data sources, users are highly concerned about data quality. Traditionally, data quality is ...

A Middleware is a software product that constitutes a fundamental part of distributed systems since they facilitate the development and integration of applications in those heterogeneous environments. Besides, distributed ...

Nutritional deficiencies detection for coffee leaves is a task which is often undertaken manually by experts on the field known as agronomists. The process they follow to carry this task is based on observation of the ...

Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) aims to improve the quality of life of people, supporting them in their daily activities by the use of information technologies. The AAL systems are preferably focused on vulnerable groups ...

Due to growing urbanization and industrialization, the environment is suffering from pollution of rivers, degradation of soils and deteriorated air quality. Quality indices appear to be useful to evaluate the conditions ...

Due to growing urbanization and industrialization, the environment is suffering from pollution of rivers, degradation of soils and deteriorated air quality. Quality indices appear to be useful to evaluate the conditions ...

In data warehousing, Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes are in charge of extracting the data from the data sources that will be contained in the data warehouse. Their design and maintenance is thus a cornerstone ...