This tutorial document provides an overview of XPath and how it can be used to navigate an XML document by examining the different node types and axes in XPath that represent the hierarchical structure. It describes the XPath data model and how location path expressions use axes, node tests, and predicates to select nodes in an XML document based on their relationship to the context node.
The document provides an overview of XML schemas, which are used to define and validate the structure of XML documents. Some key points:
- XML schemas allow defining data types and content models for XML elements and attributes. They provide better features than DTDs for describing documents.
- An XML schema is defined in its own XML document with the .xsd file extension. It can then be referenced by XML documents to validate their structure.
- The root <schema> element defines the schema. It contains definitions of elements, attributes, data types etc. Namespaces are used to identify element types.
- Benefits of schemas over DTDs include support for namespaces, built-in and custom data types, and
Pal gov.tutorial3.session2.xml ns and schemaMustafa Jarrar
Here are some examples of information item types in an XML document:
- The <book> element is an element information item that contains child elements and attributes.
- The "title" attribute of the <book> element is an attribute information item.
- The text "Learning XML" between the <title> tags is a character data information item.
- A comment like <!-- This is a book details --> is a comment information item.
- The XML declaration at the top <?xml version="1.0"?> provides version and encoding details and is also an information item.
- The document type declaration <!DOCTYPE book> is a document type information item.
- The entire XML document
This document provides an overview of the Web Ontology Language (OWL). OWL is built on top of RDF and is used to process information on the web by computers. It allows for stronger constraints and rules than RDF. There are three sublanguages of OWL with varying expressiveness. OWL is written in XML and is a W3C standard, making it suitable for exchanging and processing web information across different systems.
This tutorial discusses the Web Ontology Language (OWL). OWL is built on top of RDF and is used to process information on the web by computers. It allows for stronger constraints and rules than RDF. There are three sublanguages of OWL with varying expressiveness. OWL is written in XML and is a W3C standard for representing ontologies on the semantic web.
The document discusses XML document type definitions (DTDs). It provides an overview of DTDs, explaining that they define the legal structure and elements of an XML document. It describes how DTDs can be declared internally or externally. The document also explains how to write internal and external DTD declarations, and how external DTD declarations can reference external files using system identifiers.
1) The document discusses RDFa, which bridges the gap between the Web of Documents and the Web of Data (Web 3.0) by embedding RDF triples inside XHTML pages.
2) An example shows how to annotate HTML with RDFa by adding attributes to designate namespaces, types of entities (people), and properties (name, nickname, affiliation).
3) Nesting is used to include one entity (address) within another (person), with the relationship indicated by the "rel" attribute. A graph is drawn to represent the RDF data.
This document provides an introduction to the Resource Description Framework (RDF). RDF is a framework for describing resources on the web using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) and properties. It represents data as a directed labeled graph consisting of triples with a subject, predicate, and object. Examples are provided to demonstrate how RDF can be used to describe resources and their properties. Key concepts explained include URIs, triples, and representing RDF data as a graph.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session1.xml basics and namespacesMustafa Jarrar
The document discusses XML (Extensible Markup Language) basics and namespaces. It provides an overview of XML, describing it as a protocol for containing and managing information by allowing users to create their own markup languages. The document also discusses the need for namespaces to avoid conflicts between element names and introduces the syntax for using namespaces, which involves associating namespaces with prefixes.
The document provides an overview of XML schemas, which are used to define and validate the structure of XML documents. Some key points:
- XML schemas allow defining data types and content models for XML elements and attributes. They provide better features than DTDs for describing documents.
- An XML schema is defined in its own XML document with the .xsd file extension. It can then be referenced by XML documents to validate their structure.
- The root <schema> element defines the schema. It contains definitions of elements, attributes, data types etc. Namespaces are used to identify element types.
- Benefits of schemas over DTDs include support for namespaces, built-in and custom data types, and
Pal gov.tutorial3.session2.xml ns and schemaMustafa Jarrar
Here are some examples of information item types in an XML document:
- The <book> element is an element information item that contains child elements and attributes.
- The "title" attribute of the <book> element is an attribute information item.
- The text "Learning XML" between the <title> tags is a character data information item.
- A comment like <!-- This is a book details --> is a comment information item.
- The XML declaration at the top <?xml version="1.0"?> provides version and encoding details and is also an information item.
- The document type declaration <!DOCTYPE book> is a document type information item.
- The entire XML document
This document provides an overview of the Web Ontology Language (OWL). OWL is built on top of RDF and is used to process information on the web by computers. It allows for stronger constraints and rules than RDF. There are three sublanguages of OWL with varying expressiveness. OWL is written in XML and is a W3C standard, making it suitable for exchanging and processing web information across different systems.
This tutorial discusses the Web Ontology Language (OWL). OWL is built on top of RDF and is used to process information on the web by computers. It allows for stronger constraints and rules than RDF. There are three sublanguages of OWL with varying expressiveness. OWL is written in XML and is a W3C standard for representing ontologies on the semantic web.
The document discusses XML document type definitions (DTDs). It provides an overview of DTDs, explaining that they define the legal structure and elements of an XML document. It describes how DTDs can be declared internally or externally. The document also explains how to write internal and external DTD declarations, and how external DTD declarations can reference external files using system identifiers.
1) The document discusses RDFa, which bridges the gap between the Web of Documents and the Web of Data (Web 3.0) by embedding RDF triples inside XHTML pages.
2) An example shows how to annotate HTML with RDFa by adding attributes to designate namespaces, types of entities (people), and properties (name, nickname, affiliation).
3) Nesting is used to include one entity (address) within another (person), with the relationship indicated by the "rel" attribute. A graph is drawn to represent the RDF data.
This document provides an introduction to the Resource Description Framework (RDF). RDF is a framework for describing resources on the web using Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) and properties. It represents data as a directed labeled graph consisting of triples with a subject, predicate, and object. Examples are provided to demonstrate how RDF can be used to describe resources and their properties. Key concepts explained include URIs, triples, and representing RDF data as a graph.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session1.xml basics and namespacesMustafa Jarrar
The document discusses XML (Extensible Markup Language) basics and namespaces. It provides an overview of XML, describing it as a protocol for containing and managing information by allowing users to create their own markup languages. The document also discusses the need for namespaces to avoid conflicts between element names and introduces the syntax for using namespaces, which involves associating namespaces with prefixes.
This document provides an overview of storing Resource Description Framework (RDF) graphs in relational database management systems. Specifically:
- RDF represents data as subject-predicate-object triples that form a directed graph. This triples-based data model allows for easy data integration.
- RDF graphs are typically stored as a single subject-predicate-object table in a relational database for persistent storage.
- Queries to retrieve and manipulate data in the RDF graph can then be performed using SQL on this table.
SOAP is an XML-based protocol for exchanging structured information between applications, typically in web services. It relies on other protocols like HTTP for message negotiation and transmission. A SOAP message consists of an envelope containing an optional header and a mandatory body. The body contains application-specific content. SOAP defines a messaging framework and extensibility model to build web services. It also provides mechanisms for data representation, encoding, and error handling between services.
The document discusses Oracle Semantic Technologies for storing and querying RDF data. It provides an overview of how RDF data is stored and organized in Oracle databases using ID triples and URI mapping tables. It describes how the SEM_MATCH SQL function allows querying RDF data using a SPARQL-like syntax. Optimization techniques for SEM_MATCH queries include indexes and materialized views. The core entities in the Oracle Semantic Store include semantic networks, models, rulebases, and entailments. Functionality includes bulk loading, incremental loading, SPARQL querying, and built-in or user-defined inference rules.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session12 1.the problem of data integrationMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses the problem of data integration. It provides examples of data integration challenges from the government domain, including different agencies registering different but related information about the same business. The main challenges of data integration discussed are heterogeneities in database schemas, including name and meaning heterogeneities, differences in structure and type, different rules and constraints, and differences in data models used. Addressing these heterogeneities is a key challenge in achieving effective data integration.
This document provides an overview of a tutorial on data integration and open information systems. It discusses the goals of the semantic web and linked data, which aim to create a universal medium for data exchange by publishing and connecting structured data on the web. Currently, web APIs allow access to data but use different data models and formats. Linked data uses common RDF standards and links entities to enable querying across diverse domains and data sources, forming a global data web.
This document contains information about current and past projects and members of the Sina Institute. For current projects, it lists the names, descriptions, and URLs of 7 active projects. For past projects, it lists the name and URL of 1 past project. It also provides details on current members, including names, titles, email addresses, and profiles for 4 members.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session13 2.gav and lav integrationMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses Global-As-View (GAV) and Local-As-View (LAV) integration approaches. GAV defines the global schema in terms of the local schemas by writing views over the local schemas. LAV defines the local schemas in terms of the global schema by writing views from the global schema to the local schemas. The document provides an example of each approach and discusses how queries are executed differently under GAV versus LAV.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session14.lab rdf-dataintegrationMustafa Jarrar
This document provides information about a practical session on integrating and fusing heterogeneous data using RDF. Students will work in groups of two, with each group containing students from different universities. Each group will construct three hypothetical student record databases based on different university data schemes. They will populate the databases with sample data and then integrate and fuse all the data into a single RDF dataset. Students are expected to use existing ontologies and write SPARQL queries on the integrated RDF data. The final deliverable will include snapshots of the original databases, the RDF mappings, the integrated RDF dataset, executed SPARQL queries and results.
This document provides information about a practical session on building an ontology for a national student registry in Palestine. The session aims to have students specify a shared ontology in OWL that universities can use to exchange student profile data in RDF format. Each student will work individually to extend their existing RDF model with OWL constructs to better define and constrain the semantics of the exchanged data. Students will then present their OWL model and build example RDF data files from two universities to validate the model.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session13 3.data integration and fusion using rdfMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses data integration and fusion using RDF. It provides an example of integrating data from three governmental agencies about companies by transforming each database into RDF and then concatenating the RDF graphs. Entities are linked across datasets using URIs and properties like owl:sameAs. Integrating RDF data in this way provides an integrated view where applications can query the datasets as a single database. References are provided on linked data and the emerging web of linked data.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session4.lab xml document and schemasMustafa Jarrar
1) The Palestinian Ministry of Education is building a National Student Registry to centrally manage student profiles and academic records as students transfer between universities.
2) Each semester, universities must send academic data for every student to the ministry to update and integrate into the registry.
3) The practical session involves building the necessary XML documents and schemas to collect student data from university databases for the registry as required by the ministry.
This document provides an overview of RDF Schema (RDFS), which extends RDF to enable the description of classes and properties. RDFS defines classes using rdfs:Class and subclasses using rdfs:subClassOf. Properties are instances of rdf:Property, and their domains and ranges can be specified using rdfs:domain and rdfs:range. RDFS provides a basic vocabulary for defining other application-specific vocabularies through classes, subclasses, and properties.
This document provides an outline for a tutorial on data integration and open information systems. The tutorial consists of 16 sessions over a total of approximately 40 hours. It will cover topics such as XML, RDF, OWL, data integration, linked data, and the semantic web. The intended learning outcomes include understanding data models, semantic web languages, integrating and querying heterogeneous data using techniques such as SPARQL and RDF. Students will gain practical skills in tools like Oracle Semantic Technology and Virtuoso for storing and querying RDF data. Attendance is mandatory for all sessions.
The document provides an introduction to the Java programming language. It discusses Java's history and development. It describes key Java concepts like object-oriented programming, classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, and more. It also compares Java to C++ and outlines the typical Java development environment. The document includes a simple Java program example to demonstrate basic Java syntax.
The document discusses grouping elements and attributes in XML schemas. It describes several elements that can be used for grouping - sequence, group, choice, all, and attributeGroup. Sequence ensures elements appear in a specific order. Group allows elements to be reused. Choice selects a single element from multiple options. All uses child elements in any order. AttributeGroup groups reusable attributes. It also provides an example problem statement on grouping customer details from multiple branch offices.
The AgentMatcher system matches learners and learning objects (LOs) using a tree-structured representation of metadata. It extracts metadata from LOs using LOMGen and stores it in a database. Learners can enter query parameters as a weighted tree, which is compared to LO metadata trees to find similar LOs. Top matches above a similarity threshold are returned to the learner. LOMGen semi-automatically generates metadata using keywords and allows an administrator to refine selections. This enhances precision over simple keyword searches.
This document discusses applying theory revision techniques to automatically improve a heuristic-based algorithm for designing distributed databases. The algorithm decides which fragmentation technique to use for each database class. Theory revision is used to revise the algorithm's heuristics based on examples of previously tested fragmentation schemas and their performance. The revised algorithm is incorporated back into the design framework to produce improved fragmentation schemas with better performance.
XML Technologies for RESTful Services Developmentruyalarcon
This document discusses XML technologies for developing RESTful services. It begins by outlining EMC's motivation for establishing an integration architecture based on REST principles. The document then covers key REST principles like identifying resources with URIs and using a uniform interface. It describes implementing RESTful services using JAX-RS and binding operations to XProc pipelines. The framework supports developing domain-specific RESTful APIs that address all four REST principles through the use of XML, XQuery, XSLT, and an XML database. Hypermedia is added through XSLT transformations, and the framework measures up well against JAX-RS in addressing REST principles.
This document provides a syllabus for a Java Programming course. The course consists of 7 topics that will be covered through lectures and practical sessions over several weeks. Students will have one exam worth 100 marks and a practical exam worth 50 marks. They will also complete term work assignments worth 25 marks. The topics covered include Java fundamentals, classes, exception handling, IO packages, multi-threading, GUI, and database connectivity. Students will submit programming assignments related to these topics as part of their term work. References for the course are also provided.
The document provides an overview of a tutorial on WSDL. It discusses the key elements and structure of a WSDL document. A WSDL document describes a web service by defining endpoints, operations, and expected message formats. It separates the interface definition from concrete implementation details. The document also provides examples of WSDL definitions for a sample phone number lookup service to illustrate common WSDL components like messages, ports, bindings and their relationships.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session12 2.architectural solutions for the integration issuesMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses two main architectural solutions for data integration issues: application-driven integration and data-driven integration. Application-driven integration uses middleware like web services or publish/subscribe architectures. Data-driven integration uses techniques like data consolidation, data warehousing, or virtual data integration to reconcile data schemas and queries. The document provides examples of architectures for each approach.
This document provides an overview of storing Resource Description Framework (RDF) graphs in relational database management systems. Specifically:
- RDF represents data as subject-predicate-object triples that form a directed graph. This triples-based data model allows for easy data integration.
- RDF graphs are typically stored as a single subject-predicate-object table in a relational database for persistent storage.
- Queries to retrieve and manipulate data in the RDF graph can then be performed using SQL on this table.
SOAP is an XML-based protocol for exchanging structured information between applications, typically in web services. It relies on other protocols like HTTP for message negotiation and transmission. A SOAP message consists of an envelope containing an optional header and a mandatory body. The body contains application-specific content. SOAP defines a messaging framework and extensibility model to build web services. It also provides mechanisms for data representation, encoding, and error handling between services.
The document discusses Oracle Semantic Technologies for storing and querying RDF data. It provides an overview of how RDF data is stored and organized in Oracle databases using ID triples and URI mapping tables. It describes how the SEM_MATCH SQL function allows querying RDF data using a SPARQL-like syntax. Optimization techniques for SEM_MATCH queries include indexes and materialized views. The core entities in the Oracle Semantic Store include semantic networks, models, rulebases, and entailments. Functionality includes bulk loading, incremental loading, SPARQL querying, and built-in or user-defined inference rules.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session12 1.the problem of data integrationMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses the problem of data integration. It provides examples of data integration challenges from the government domain, including different agencies registering different but related information about the same business. The main challenges of data integration discussed are heterogeneities in database schemas, including name and meaning heterogeneities, differences in structure and type, different rules and constraints, and differences in data models used. Addressing these heterogeneities is a key challenge in achieving effective data integration.
This document provides an overview of a tutorial on data integration and open information systems. It discusses the goals of the semantic web and linked data, which aim to create a universal medium for data exchange by publishing and connecting structured data on the web. Currently, web APIs allow access to data but use different data models and formats. Linked data uses common RDF standards and links entities to enable querying across diverse domains and data sources, forming a global data web.
This document contains information about current and past projects and members of the Sina Institute. For current projects, it lists the names, descriptions, and URLs of 7 active projects. For past projects, it lists the name and URL of 1 past project. It also provides details on current members, including names, titles, email addresses, and profiles for 4 members.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session13 2.gav and lav integrationMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses Global-As-View (GAV) and Local-As-View (LAV) integration approaches. GAV defines the global schema in terms of the local schemas by writing views over the local schemas. LAV defines the local schemas in terms of the global schema by writing views from the global schema to the local schemas. The document provides an example of each approach and discusses how queries are executed differently under GAV versus LAV.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session14.lab rdf-dataintegrationMustafa Jarrar
This document provides information about a practical session on integrating and fusing heterogeneous data using RDF. Students will work in groups of two, with each group containing students from different universities. Each group will construct three hypothetical student record databases based on different university data schemes. They will populate the databases with sample data and then integrate and fuse all the data into a single RDF dataset. Students are expected to use existing ontologies and write SPARQL queries on the integrated RDF data. The final deliverable will include snapshots of the original databases, the RDF mappings, the integrated RDF dataset, executed SPARQL queries and results.
This document provides information about a practical session on building an ontology for a national student registry in Palestine. The session aims to have students specify a shared ontology in OWL that universities can use to exchange student profile data in RDF format. Each student will work individually to extend their existing RDF model with OWL constructs to better define and constrain the semantics of the exchanged data. Students will then present their OWL model and build example RDF data files from two universities to validate the model.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session13 3.data integration and fusion using rdfMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses data integration and fusion using RDF. It provides an example of integrating data from three governmental agencies about companies by transforming each database into RDF and then concatenating the RDF graphs. Entities are linked across datasets using URIs and properties like owl:sameAs. Integrating RDF data in this way provides an integrated view where applications can query the datasets as a single database. References are provided on linked data and the emerging web of linked data.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session4.lab xml document and schemasMustafa Jarrar
1) The Palestinian Ministry of Education is building a National Student Registry to centrally manage student profiles and academic records as students transfer between universities.
2) Each semester, universities must send academic data for every student to the ministry to update and integrate into the registry.
3) The practical session involves building the necessary XML documents and schemas to collect student data from university databases for the registry as required by the ministry.
This document provides an overview of RDF Schema (RDFS), which extends RDF to enable the description of classes and properties. RDFS defines classes using rdfs:Class and subclasses using rdfs:subClassOf. Properties are instances of rdf:Property, and their domains and ranges can be specified using rdfs:domain and rdfs:range. RDFS provides a basic vocabulary for defining other application-specific vocabularies through classes, subclasses, and properties.
This document provides an outline for a tutorial on data integration and open information systems. The tutorial consists of 16 sessions over a total of approximately 40 hours. It will cover topics such as XML, RDF, OWL, data integration, linked data, and the semantic web. The intended learning outcomes include understanding data models, semantic web languages, integrating and querying heterogeneous data using techniques such as SPARQL and RDF. Students will gain practical skills in tools like Oracle Semantic Technology and Virtuoso for storing and querying RDF data. Attendance is mandatory for all sessions.
The document provides an introduction to the Java programming language. It discusses Java's history and development. It describes key Java concepts like object-oriented programming, classes, objects, inheritance, polymorphism, and more. It also compares Java to C++ and outlines the typical Java development environment. The document includes a simple Java program example to demonstrate basic Java syntax.
The document discusses grouping elements and attributes in XML schemas. It describes several elements that can be used for grouping - sequence, group, choice, all, and attributeGroup. Sequence ensures elements appear in a specific order. Group allows elements to be reused. Choice selects a single element from multiple options. All uses child elements in any order. AttributeGroup groups reusable attributes. It also provides an example problem statement on grouping customer details from multiple branch offices.
The AgentMatcher system matches learners and learning objects (LOs) using a tree-structured representation of metadata. It extracts metadata from LOs using LOMGen and stores it in a database. Learners can enter query parameters as a weighted tree, which is compared to LO metadata trees to find similar LOs. Top matches above a similarity threshold are returned to the learner. LOMGen semi-automatically generates metadata using keywords and allows an administrator to refine selections. This enhances precision over simple keyword searches.
This document discusses applying theory revision techniques to automatically improve a heuristic-based algorithm for designing distributed databases. The algorithm decides which fragmentation technique to use for each database class. Theory revision is used to revise the algorithm's heuristics based on examples of previously tested fragmentation schemas and their performance. The revised algorithm is incorporated back into the design framework to produce improved fragmentation schemas with better performance.
XML Technologies for RESTful Services Developmentruyalarcon
This document discusses XML technologies for developing RESTful services. It begins by outlining EMC's motivation for establishing an integration architecture based on REST principles. The document then covers key REST principles like identifying resources with URIs and using a uniform interface. It describes implementing RESTful services using JAX-RS and binding operations to XProc pipelines. The framework supports developing domain-specific RESTful APIs that address all four REST principles through the use of XML, XQuery, XSLT, and an XML database. Hypermedia is added through XSLT transformations, and the framework measures up well against JAX-RS in addressing REST principles.
This document provides a syllabus for a Java Programming course. The course consists of 7 topics that will be covered through lectures and practical sessions over several weeks. Students will have one exam worth 100 marks and a practical exam worth 50 marks. They will also complete term work assignments worth 25 marks. The topics covered include Java fundamentals, classes, exception handling, IO packages, multi-threading, GUI, and database connectivity. Students will submit programming assignments related to these topics as part of their term work. References for the course are also provided.
The document provides an overview of a tutorial on WSDL. It discusses the key elements and structure of a WSDL document. A WSDL document describes a web service by defining endpoints, operations, and expected message formats. It separates the interface definition from concrete implementation details. The document also provides examples of WSDL definitions for a sample phone number lookup service to illustrate common WSDL components like messages, ports, bindings and their relationships.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session12 2.architectural solutions for the integration issuesMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses two main architectural solutions for data integration issues: application-driven integration and data-driven integration. Application-driven integration uses middleware like web services or publish/subscribe architectures. Data-driven integration uses techniques like data consolidation, data warehousing, or virtual data integration to reconcile data schemas and queries. The document provides examples of architectures for each approach.
This document describes a practical session on building a national student registry system for Palestine. It discusses setting up a central registry to manage student profiles and academic records across universities in Palestine. This will allow easy transfer of student records between universities and certification of diplomas by the Ministry of Higher Education. The registry can support various services, like generating transcripts for students (GTS). Students will individually use BPEL and Windows Workflow to invoke the GTS web service and print transcripts for given students based on their academic records in the central registry.
This document describes a practical session on implementing a National Student Registry using RESTful web services. The goal is to have universities provide student profile data to the Ministry of Education via services. Each student will individually implement and expose a RESTful service for the registry using skills from previous tutorials. They will reuse an ontology from earlier discussions and build a service to represent the registry, then consume their own service. The deliverables are the REST implementation of the National Student Registry and an application to consume that service.
This document provides information about a practical session on building a national student registry system in Palestine. The session aims to integrate student profile services from different universities. Students will select three existing services and draw integration plans to combine them into a single system. They will implement the integrated system using the provided ministry ontology. The final output is an integrated system that brings together student data from three universities. Each group will present their project for feedback.
This document outlines a tutorial on process integration and service-oriented architectures. The 15-session tutorial covers topics including SOA, XML, REST, SOAP, WSDL, ESB, BPEL, and UDDI. It is part of a larger eGovernment project funded by the European Commission. The tutorial schedule spans 6 days and includes sessions led by different instructors, as well as hands-on labs. The goal is for students to gain knowledge and skills in designing, developing, deploying, and integrating applications and services using SOA principles and technologies.
This document provides an overview and instructions for a practical session on implementing a web service to look up a student's accumulated average based on their ID card number from a national student registry system. Students will work in pairs to develop the web service using Microsoft Visual Studio. They are expected to create a project containing message schemas and a map, define a business process that routes messages and evaluates requests, and deploy, configure and test the solution. The goal is to gain hands-on experience developing an integrated service based on a centralized student records system managed by the Ministry of Higher Education.
Pal gov.tutorial2.session13 1.data schema integrationMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses data schema integration, which involves identifying correspondences between different data schemas and resolving conflicts between them to create an integrated schema. It describes challenges in schema integration including identifying corresponding concepts and analyzing conflicts. It then presents a generic framework for schema integration involving schema transformation, schema matching to identify correspondences, and integration and mapping generation to create the integrated schema and mappings. Finally, it provides examples of different types of conflicts and integration methods.
The document describes a tutorial on Business Process Execution Language (BPEL). It begins with an introduction that explains BPEL allows specifying business processes and how they relate to web services. It then discusses key BPEL concepts like partners, important BPEL features such as describing service composition and handling synchronous/asynchronous operations. The document also provides examples of using BPEL for orchestration and choreography. It describes how to develop business processes with BPEL using concepts like partner links. Finally, it gives a simple BPEL process example to select the best insurance offer from multiple providers.
This document provides an introduction to service oriented architectures (SOA) and related concepts. It begins with defining SOA and describing key SOA principles such as loose coupling and service contracts. It then discusses middleware and how it connects software components. Next, it explains web services and standards like SOAP, WSDL and UDDI. It presents the basic roles and communication models in SOA. The document concludes with an overview of the Palestinian e-Government architecture, which connects ministries through a government service bus based on SOA principles.
Pal gov.tutorial3.session11.integration.patternsMustafa Jarrar
This document discusses integration patterns in service oriented architectures. It begins with an overview of SOA principles such as loose coupling, abstraction, and autonomy. Common integration challenges are then addressed through enterprise integration patterns which describe message-based solutions. Specific patterns are examined like request-response, content-based routing, and the aggregator. Web services are identified as a tool that can help address integration goals through standards-based interfaces. The document concludes with a discussion of SOA integration patterns organized into categories and provides examples of how patterns can solve problems related to centralized logic, service layer organization, and composition autonomy.
This document provides a tutorial on REST web services. It begins with an introduction to REST, covering key principles such as every element having an ID, things being linked, using standard HTTP methods, providing multiple representations, and communicating statelessly. The tutorial then discusses fundamental HTTP concepts, REST examples, design guidelines, documenting REST with WSDL and WADL, and a case study applying REST principles to a university student services API. It concludes with code samples in C# and Java for making HTTP requests, and an overview of other web service protocols like SOAP and OData.
This document provides an overview of a practical session on implementing a Generate Transcript Service (GTS) for a National Student Registry system in Palestine. [The session instructs students to individually use MS Visual Studio to develop and invoke a GTS web service using WSDL that can generate transcripts for students based on their academic records stored in the centralized registry.] The registry integrates data from universities across Palestine to centrally manage student profiles, academic records, financial aid, and more for the Ministry of Higher Education. The practical aims to help students design services on top of the registry using SOA principles and web service standards.
The document provides an overview of the Microsoft BizTalk Server, an enterprise service bus (ESB) product. It describes BizTalk's architecture as being built on a publish/subscribe model with messages published to BizTalk, transformed, and routed to subscribers. It stores messages in a database while waiting for external events to prevent data loss. BizTalk's messaging engine enables processes across multiple applications through specifying process logic and communication mechanisms. It uses send/receive adapters and pipelines to communicate with external applications, and implements orchestrations as executable business process logic code.
This document provides a tutorial on using XML messaging to communicate between distributed applications. It describes building a simple service that sums numbers provided in an XML request body and returns the total in the response. Code examples are provided for an XML listener that parses the request, computes the sum, and builds the response body, as well as a requestor that sends the XML request. The listener uses the DOM to extract numeric elements from the request and construct the output XML.
The document discusses UDDI, a platform for businesses to publish web service descriptions and discover each other over the Internet. It describes the structure of a UDDI registry, including business entities, services, bindings, and technical models. The document also explains how WSDL documents can be linked to UDDI registries to provide technical interfaces for web services.
Pal gov.tutorial4.session1 1.needforsharedsemanticsMustafa Jarrar
This tutorial discusses the need for shared semantics on the Internet and in open systems. As information systems become more interconnected, there needs to be agreement on the meaning and use of terms. XML provides syntax but not semantics, while standard vocabularies are often ambiguous. Ontologies provide precise definitions of terms and their relationships to allow computers and systems to truly understand each other. They formalize the concepts and semantic rules that humans use to distinguish similar things.
Similar to Pal gov.tutorial3.session3.xpath & xquery (lab1) (17)
Clustering Arabic Tweets for Sentiment AnalysisMustafa Jarrar
Diab Abuaiadah, Dileep Rajendran, Mustafa Jarrar: Clustering Arabic Tweets for Sentiment Analysis. Proceedings of the 2017 IEEE/ACS 14th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications. IEEE Computer Society. DOI 10.1109/AICCSA.2017.162
Classifying Processes and Basic Formal OntologyMustafa Jarrar
pdf http://www.jarrar.info/publications/JC17.pdf
Mustafa Jarrar and Werner Ceusters
ABSTRACT
Unlike what is the case for physical entities and other types of continuants, few process ontologies exist. This is not only because processes received less attention in the research community, but also because classifying them is challenging. Moreover, upper level categories or classification criteria to help in modelling and integrating lower level process ontologies have thus far not been developed or widely adopted. This paper proposes a basis for further classifying processes in the Basic Formal Ontology. The work is inspired by the aspectual characteristics of verbs such as homeomericity, cumulativity, telicity, atomicity, instantaneity and durativity. But whereas these characteristics have been proposed by linguists and philosophers of language from a linguistic perspective with a focus on how matters are described, our focus is on what is the case in reality thus providing an ontological perspective. This was achieved by first investigating the applicability of these characteristics to the top-level processes in the Gene Ontology, and then, where possible, deriving from the linguistic perspective relationships that are faithful to the ontological principles adhered to by the Basic Formal Ontology.
The goal of this course is to introduce students to ideas and techniques from discrete mathematics that are widely used in computer science. Ultimately, students are expected to understand and use (abstract) discrete structures that are the backbones of computer science. In particular, this class is meant to introduce logic, proofs, sets, functions, relations, counting, graphs and trees and with an emphasis on applications in computer science.
The document provides information about implementing and executing business processes using the Activiti framework. It discusses Activiti components and architecture, downloading and setting up the necessary software including Activiti, Java, Eclipse and Tomcat. It also demonstrates configuring a sample vacation request process in Activiti and exploring the process lifecycle. The document emphasizes hands-on practice for readers to understand business process automation using Activiti.
Business Process Design and Re-engineeringMustafa Jarrar
Lecture slides by Mustafa Jarrar at Birzeit University, Palestine.
Course Title: Data and Business Process Modeling
See the course webpage and video lectures at: http://jarrar-courses.blogspot.com/2015/01/data-and-business-process-modelling.html
and http://www.jarrar.info
The document provides instructions for two modeling projects using BPMN 2.0 - to model the processes of graduation clearance and faculty traveling permission at a university. It includes descriptions of the two business processes and tasks students to model each process in BPMN 2.0 in Signavio and submit the models by specific deadlines in April and May 2015.
The document provides an overview of descriptive constructs in BPMN 2.0 including activities, connecting objects, events, gateways, pools, lanes, artifacts, and data objects. It presents examples of processes for course enrollment and book borrowing. Key recommendations are that a process model should have a start and end event and all branches should be closed. The document is intended as lecture notes for a class on BPMN 2.0 descriptive constructs.
Introduction to Business Process ManagementMustafa Jarrar
The document provides an introduction to business process management concepts. It discusses what constitutes a process and gives examples. It also outlines the roles and challenges involved in process management. Finally, it introduces the business process management lifecycle, including modeling, improvement, automation, and monitoring of processes.
Lecture video by Mustafa Jarrar at Birzeit University, Palestine.
See the course webpage at: http://jarrar-courses.blogspot.com/2011/09/knowledgeengineering-fall2011.html
and http://www.jarrar.info
and on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYmI37-0b5k&index=7&list=PLDEA50C29F3D28257
Lecture video by Mustafa Jarrar at Birzeit University, Palestine.
See the course webpage at: http://jarrar-courses.blogspot.com/2011/09/knowledgeengineering-fall2011.html
and http://www.jarrar.info
and on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYmI37-0b5k&index=7&list=PLDEA50C29F3D28257
On Computer Science Trends and Priorities in PalestineMustafa Jarrar
On Computer Science Trends and Priorities in Palestine,
by Mustafa Jarrar
Computer Science
Birzeit University, Palestine
Personal Page: http://www.jarrar.info
At Workshop on ّIT Research Trends and Priorities
Islamic University of Gaza, Palestine
28 March, 2015
Lessons from Class Recording & Publishing of Eight Online CoursesMustafa Jarrar
Mustafa Jarrar presented lessons learned from recording and publishing eight of his online courses. He found that recording his lectures helped him improve his teaching materials and presentation. It also allowed students to watch lectures they missed or did not understand. Jarrar provided tips for effective recording, such as breaking lectures into short videos, adding titles and annotations, and working with students to help with equipment and uploading videos. Recording lectures benefited both professors and students by improving teaching quality and providing flexibility for students to learn.
Mustafa Jarrar, Nizar Habash, Diyam Akra, Nasser Zalmout: Building A Corpus For Palestinian Arabic: A Preliminary Study. In proceedings of the EMNLP 2014 Workshop on Arabic Natural Language Processing. Association for Computational Linguistics (ACL), Pages (18-27). October 25, 2014, Doha, Qatar. ISBN: 978-1-937284-96-1
Habash: Arabic Natural Language ProcessingMustafa Jarrar
This document provides an overview of Arabic natural language processing. It begins with an introduction to the Arabic script, including its alphabet, letter forms, diacritics, and encoding issues. It then discusses features of Modern Standard Arabic phonology and spelling, noting that Arabic spelling is mostly phonemic but can be ambiguous without diacritics. The document outlines challenges for processing Arabic text related to its orthography.
Adnan: Introduction to Natural Language Processing Mustafa Jarrar
This document provides an introduction to natural language processing (NLP). It discusses key topics in NLP including languages and intelligence, the goals of NLP, applications of NLP, and general themes in NLP like ambiguity in language and statistical vs rule-based methods. The document also previews specific NLP techniques that will be covered like part-of-speech tagging, parsing, grammar induction, and finite state analysis. Empirical approaches to NLP are discussed including analyzing word frequencies in corpora and addressing data sparseness issues.
Bouquet: SIERA Workshop on The Pillars of Horizon2020Mustafa Jarrar
The document summarizes key aspects of Horizon 2020, the European Union's research and innovation program from 2014 to 2020. It discusses the program's three main pillars of excellence in science, industrial leadership, and tackling societal challenges. It notes the increased focus on innovation and bringing ideas to market. It outlines the types of funding actions, eligibility requirements, evaluation criteria, and opportunities for participation by countries outside the EU like Palestine. The presentation aims to highlight opportunities for Birzeit University under Horizon 2020.
This document provides instructions for a project on using SPARQL and Oracle Semantic Technology to query RDF data. Students will convert marksheets into RDF tables, combine the tables, and load them into Oracle and a SPARQL endpoint. They will write queries to retrieve data from the graph, including simple queries and queries with paths of different lengths. Students will deliver a report including screenshots of the tables and queries with their results and descriptions.
ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, and GDPR: Best Practices for Implementation and...PECB
Denis is a dynamic and results-driven Chief Information Officer (CIO) with a distinguished career spanning information systems analysis and technical project management. With a proven track record of spearheading the design and delivery of cutting-edge Information Management solutions, he has consistently elevated business operations, streamlined reporting functions, and maximized process efficiency.
Certified as an ISO/IEC 27001: Information Security Management Systems (ISMS) Lead Implementer, Data Protection Officer, and Cyber Risks Analyst, Denis brings a heightened focus on data security, privacy, and cyber resilience to every endeavor.
His expertise extends across a diverse spectrum of reporting, database, and web development applications, underpinned by an exceptional grasp of data storage and virtualization technologies. His proficiency in application testing, database administration, and data cleansing ensures seamless execution of complex projects.
What sets Denis apart is his comprehensive understanding of Business and Systems Analysis technologies, honed through involvement in all phases of the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC). From meticulous requirements gathering to precise analysis, innovative design, rigorous development, thorough testing, and successful implementation, he has consistently delivered exceptional results.
Throughout his career, he has taken on multifaceted roles, from leading technical project management teams to owning solutions that drive operational excellence. His conscientious and proactive approach is unwavering, whether he is working independently or collaboratively within a team. His ability to connect with colleagues on a personal level underscores his commitment to fostering a harmonious and productive workplace environment.
Date: May 29, 2024
Tags: Information Security, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 42001, Artificial Intelligence, GDPR
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Find out more about ISO training and certification services
Training: ISO/IEC 27001 Information Security Management System - EN | PECB
ISO/IEC 42001 Artificial Intelligence Management System - EN | PECB
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Training Courses - EN | PECB
Webinars: https://pecb.com/webinars
Article: https://pecb.com/article
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
For more information about PECB:
Website: https://pecb.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/pecb/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PECBInternational/
Slideshare: http://www.slideshare.net/PECBCERTIFICATION
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
Strategies for Effective Upskilling is a presentation by Chinwendu Peace in a Your Skill Boost Masterclass organisation by the Excellence Foundation for South Sudan on 08th and 09th June 2024 from 1 PM to 3 PM on each day.
বাংলাদেশের অর্থনৈতিক সমীক্ষা ২০২৪ [Bangladesh Economic Review 2024 Bangla.pdf] কম্পিউটার , ট্যাব ও স্মার্ট ফোন ভার্সন সহ সম্পূর্ণ বাংলা ই-বুক বা pdf বই " সুচিপত্র ...বুকমার্ক মেনু 🔖 ও হাইপার লিংক মেনু 📝👆 যুক্ত ..
আমাদের সবার জন্য খুব খুব গুরুত্বপূর্ণ একটি বই ..বিসিএস, ব্যাংক, ইউনিভার্সিটি ভর্তি ও যে কোন প্রতিযোগিতা মূলক পরীক্ষার জন্য এর খুব ইম্পরট্যান্ট একটি বিষয় ...তাছাড়া বাংলাদেশের সাম্প্রতিক যে কোন ডাটা বা তথ্য এই বইতে পাবেন ...
তাই একজন নাগরিক হিসাবে এই তথ্য গুলো আপনার জানা প্রয়োজন ...।
বিসিএস ও ব্যাংক এর লিখিত পরীক্ষা ...+এছাড়া মাধ্যমিক ও উচ্চমাধ্যমিকের স্টুডেন্টদের জন্য অনেক কাজে আসবে ...
This presentation was provided by Steph Pollock of The American Psychological Association’s Journals Program, and Damita Snow, of The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), for the initial session of NISO's 2024 Training Series "DEIA in the Scholarly Landscape." Session One: 'Setting Expectations: a DEIA Primer,' was held June 6, 2024.
Main Java[All of the Base Concepts}.docxadhitya5119
This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
How to Fix the Import Error in the Odoo 17Celine George
An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
LAND USE LAND COVER AND NDVI OF MIRZAPUR DISTRICT, UPRAHUL
This Dissertation explores the particular circumstances of Mirzapur, a region located in the
core of India. Mirzapur, with its varied terrains and abundant biodiversity, offers an optimal
environment for investigating the changes in vegetation cover dynamics. Our study utilizes
advanced technologies such as GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and Remote sensing to
analyze the transformations that have taken place over the course of a decade.
The complex relationship between human activities and the environment has been the focus
of extensive research and worry. As the global community grapples with swift urbanization,
population expansion, and economic progress, the effects on natural ecosystems are becoming
more evident. A crucial element of this impact is the alteration of vegetation cover, which plays a
significant role in maintaining the ecological equilibrium of our planet.Land serves as the foundation for all human activities and provides the necessary materials for
these activities. As the most crucial natural resource, its utilization by humans results in different
'Land uses,' which are determined by both human activities and the physical characteristics of the
land.
The utilization of land is impacted by human needs and environmental factors. In countries
like India, rapid population growth and the emphasis on extensive resource exploitation can lead
to significant land degradation, adversely affecting the region's land cover.
Therefore, human intervention has significantly influenced land use patterns over many
centuries, evolving its structure over time and space. In the present era, these changes have
accelerated due to factors such as agriculture and urbanization. Information regarding land use and
cover is essential for various planning and management tasks related to the Earth's surface,
providing crucial environmental data for scientific, resource management, policy purposes, and
diverse human activities.
Accurate understanding of land use and cover is imperative for the development planning
of any area. Consequently, a wide range of professionals, including earth system scientists, land
and water managers, and urban planners, are interested in obtaining data on land use and cover
changes, conversion trends, and other related patterns. The spatial dimensions of land use and
cover support policymakers and scientists in making well-informed decisions, as alterations in
these patterns indicate shifts in economic and social conditions. Monitoring such changes with the
help of Advanced technologies like Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems is
crucial for coordinated efforts across different administrative levels. Advanced technologies like
Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems
9
Changes in vegetation cover refer to variations in the distribution, composition, and overall
structure of plant communities across different temporal and spatial scales. These changes can
occur natural.