The query optimizer is a crucial component in a relational database system and is responsible for finding a good execution plan for a SQL query. For cloud database service providers, the importance of ...

If a database driver supports the visualization of the execution plan, you can see the execution plan of the current query (under cursor) by pressing Ctrl+Shift+E or clicking Explain execution plan on ...

What if you’ve already seen fragments of the future - without realizing it? In this thought experiment grounded in Einstein’s relativity, we unpack how a simple diagram changes our entire ...

Introduction: The development of science and technology has driven rapid changes in the social environment, especially the rise of the big data environment, which has greatly increased the speed at ...

Reviews have come a long way since my first foray into the workforce which involved a large cement block building with arrow slit windows that let in just enough light to differentiate night from day, ...

A team at Northwestern University has developed a new concrete manufacturing process using carbonated water to sequester carbon dioxide, achieving a CO2 capture efficiency of up to 45%. This method ...

Not only could the new process help sequester CO 2 from the ever-warming atmosphere, it also results in concrete with uncompromised strength and durability. "More interestingly, this approach to ...

High CO2 emissions from the cement and concrete industries can be dangerous to the environment. The method offers a way to significantly reduce CO2 emissions from the cement and concrete industries, ...