Table of Contents

• Using Multiversion Object-Oriented Databases in CAD/CIM SystemsJarogniew Rykowski, Wojciech Cellary. 1-10
• Building Inheritance Graphs in Object Database DesignA. Yahia, Lotfi Lakhal, Rosine Cicchetti. 11-28
• An Object Oriented Methodological Approach for Making Automated Prototyping FeasibleOscar Pastor, Vicente Pelechano, Begoña Bonet, Isidro Ramos. 29-38
• A Colour-Based Technique for Measuring Visible Loss for Use in Image Data CommunicationMelliyal Annamalai, Aurobindo Sundaram, Bharat K. Bhargava. 39-48
• Establishing Arc Consistency for Multiple Database ViewsSteven A. Battle. 49-58
• Using a Query Language to State Consistency Constraints for RepositoriesAndreas Henrich, Dirk Däberitz. 59-68
• Case Studies on Active Database ApplicationsHans-Jürgen Appelrath, Helge Behrends, Heinrich Jasper, Olaf Zukunft. 69-78
• Temporal Support for Geo-Data in Object-Oriented DatabasesLudger Becker, Andreas Voigtmann, Klaus Hinrichs. 79-93
• Deriving Active Rules for Workflow EnactmentFabio Casati, Stefano Ceri, Barbara Pernici, Giuseppe Pozzi. 94-115
• Employing Object-Based LSNs in a Recovery StrategyFernando de Ferreira Rezende, Thomas Baier. 116-129
• Scheduling Adaptive Transactions in Real-Time DatabasesErdogan Dogdu. 130-142
• Applying Similarity in Concurrency Control for Real-Time Database ApplicationKam-yiu Lam, Wai-cheong Yau, Victor C. S. Lee. 143-152
• View Maintenance in Object-Oriented DatabasesReda Alhajj, Faruk Polat. 153-162
• Object-Orientation Based on Semantic TransformationsJ. A. Bakker. 163-176
• Multimedia Scenes in a Database SystemChabane Djeraba, Karima Hadouda. 177-186
• An Intelligent System for Integrating Autonomous Nomenclature Databases in Semantic HeterogenityHajime Kitakami, Yasuma Mori, Masatoshi Arikawa. 187-196
• A Graph-Oriented Data ModelDario Lucarella, Antonella Zanzi. 197-206
• Controlled Decomposition Strategy for Complex Spatial ObjectsYong-Ju Lee, Dong-Man Lee, Soo-Jung Ryu, Chin-Wan Chung. 207-223
• The Complexity of Weak Unification of Bounded Simple Set TermsSergio Greco, Cristinel Mateis, Eugenio Spadafora. 224-233
• A Formal Approach for Horizontal Fragmentation in Distributed Deductive Database DesignSeung Jin Lim, Yiu-Kai Ng. 234-243
• Composite Events in NAOSChristine Collet, Thierry Coupaye. 244-253
• GENREG: A Historical Data Model Based on Event GraphsBarry Eaglestone, Robert Holton, Lene Rold. 254-263
• Binary Integrity Constraints Against ConfidentialityX. C. Dellanoy, C. Del Vigna. 264-275
• Building Hypertext Interfaces to Existing Relational DatabasesAthanasios Papadopoulos, Michalis Vaitis, Dimitris Christodoulakis. 276-288
• An Efficient Join for Nested Relational DatabasesHong-Cheu Liu, Chaiyaporn Chirathamjaree. 289-301
• Parallel Relational Database Systems: Why, How and BeyondAbdelkader Hameurlain, Franck Morvan. 302-312
• Experiences in Object-Oriented Modeling of a Real Database ApplicationJutta Göers, K.-P. Lisson, Hans-Günther Linde-Göers. 313-322
• Signatures of Complex Objects for Query Processing in OODBHakgene Shin, Jae-Woo Chang. 323-332
• Formal Specification, Object-Oriented Design, and Implementation of an Ephemeral Logger for Database SystemsPaul Hennessey, Mohamed T. Ibrahim, Alexander M. Fedorec. 333-355
• Cooperative Agents in DISCIM EnvironmentVladimír Marík, Olga Stepánková, Ondrej Flek, Jan Kout. 356-368
• Mining Type Schemes in DatabasesTakao Miura, Isamu Shioya. 369-385
• A Query Processing Method for Integrated Access to Multiple DatabasesItaru Nishizawa, Atsuhiro Takasu, Jun Adachi. 385-399
• Situation DiagramsPeter Lang, Werner Obermair, Michael Schrefl. 400-421
• Design, Implementation and Management of Rules in an Active Database SystemJürgen Zimmermann, Holger Branding, Alejandro P. Buchmann, Alin Deutsch, Andreas Geppert. 422-435
• OLAF: The GOAD Active Database Event/Rule TracerIan S. Thomas, Andrew C. Jones. 436-445
• Co-working and Management of Federated Information-ClustersMichiel Wiedijk, Hamideh Afsarmanesh, Louis O. Hertzberger. 446-455
• Transaction-Based Application Integration in Workflow Management SystemsRoger Günthör, Stefan Jablonski. 456-466
• Coping with Mismatched Semantics of Dependencies in Workflow ApplicationsJian Tang, San-Yih Hwang. 467-478
• The Design of an Integrated Information SystemBing Wang. 479-488
• Query Optimization in the CROQUE ProjectAndreas Heuer, Joachim Kröger. 489-499
• A Process of Fuzzy Query on New Fuzzy Object Oriented Data ModelSelee Na, Seog Park. 500-509
• A Replication Schema to Support Weak Connectivity in Mobile Information SystemsEvaggelia Pitoura. 510-520
• Constraints and Composite ObjectsV. Puig, Chabane Oussalah. 521-530
• A System for the Management of Aggregate DataLeonardo Tininini, Antonia Bezenchek, Maurizio Rafanelli. 531-543
• Database Access in Mobile EnvironmentsAndreas Heuer, Astrid Lubinski. 544-553
• Counting-Based Normalization for Multiple Linear RecursionsXiaoyong Du, Zhibin Liu, Naohiro Ishii. 554-563
• Partial Semantics for Disjunctive Deductive DatabasesThomas Eiter, Nicola Leone, Domenico Saccà. 564-573
• Optimizing Path Expressions Using Navigational Algebraic OperatorsZhao-Hui Tang, Georges Gardarin, Veronique Smahi. 574-583
• Modelling Object Behavior: To Use Methods or Rules or Both?Gerti Kappel, Michael Schrefl. 584-602
• The Object-Oriented Design of KROSS: An Object-Based Spatial Database SystemYang Hee Kim, Myeong Sun Kim, Seog-Hyong Kwon, Shang-Sung Jeong. 603-612
• Applying Language Engineering Techniques to the Question Support Facilities in VIENA ClassroomWerner Winiwarter, Osami Kagawa, Yahiko Kambayashi. 613-622
• Model of Mobile ObjectsTakeaki Yoshida, Makoto Takizawa. 623-632
• Real-Time Transaction Scheduling in Database SystemsVlad Ingar Wietrzyk, Venkat Ramaswamy. 633-643
• Performance Evaluation of New Clustering Algorithm in Object-Oriented Database SystemsVlad Ingar Wietrzyk. 644-653
• On the Computation of Disjunctive Stable ModelsNicola Leone, Pasquale Rullo, Francesco Scarcello. 654-666
• An Algebra for a Temporal Object Data ModelLichun Wang, Mike Wing, C. Davis, Norman Revell. 667-677
• Significant Checkpoint in Distributed SystemKatsuya Tanaka, Hiroaki Higaki, Makoto Takizawa. 678-687
• An Architecture for Interoperation of Distributed Heterogeneous Database SystemsXuequn Wu. 688-697
• Scheduling Queries for Parallel Execution on Multicomputer Database Management SystemsYu-lung Lo, Kien A. Hua, Wallapak Tavanapong. 698-707
• Data Replication in a Distributed System: A Performance StudySan-Yih Hwang, Keith K. S. Lee, Y. H. Chin. 708-717
• An Ontology for Linear Spatial ReasoningFrans Coenen, Bridget Beattie, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, Michael J. R. Shave, B. M. Diaz. 718-727
• Designing Knowledge-Based Systems for Optimal PerformanceJohn K. Debenham. 728-737
• Match Algorithm for a Real Time Expert SystemTolety Siva Perraju, Garimella Uma, Bandreddi E. Prasad, Satyendra Pal Rana. 738-750
• On-line Reorganization of Data in Scalable Continuous Media ServersShahram Ghandeharizadeh, DongHo Kim. 751-768
• Recovery in Main Memory Database SystemsVijay Kumar. 769-778
• M-IVTT: An Index for Bitemporal DatabasesMario A. Nascimento, Margaret H. Dunham, Ramez Elmasri. 779-790
• Dictionary Methods for Cross-Lingual Information RetrievalLisa Ballesteros, W. Bruce Croft. 791-801
• Personalized Search Support for Networked Document Retrieval Using Link InferenceF. C. Berger, Patrick van Bommel. 802-811
• Using Conceptual Graphs in a Multifaceted Logical Model for Information RetrievalIadh Ounis, Jean-Pierre Chevallet. 812-823
• Automatic Classification of Semantic Concepts in View SpecificationsErnst Ellmer, Christian Huemer, Dieter Merkl, Günther Pernul. 824-833
• A Generic Subsumption Testing Toolkit for Knowledge Based QueriesMartin Staudt, Kai von Thadden. 834-844
• Performance Evaluation of Tree-Based StructuresNguyen Tran, Phu Dung Le, Bala Srinivasan, Bob Sier. 845-854
• Global Page Replacement in Spatial DatabasesApostolos Papadopoulos, Yannis Manolopoulos. 855-864
• On the Optimality of Degree of DeclusteringSimon Sheu, Kien A. Hua, Ying Cai. 865-874
• Design and Evaluation of Signature File Organization Incorporating Vertical and Horizontal Decomposition SchemesHiroyuki Kitagawa, Noriyasu Watanabe, Yoshiharu Ishikawa. 875-888
• The Automatic Generation of Hypertext Links in Legal DocumentsErich Schweighofer, Dieter Scheithauer. 889-898
• Query Processing and Optimization for Broadcast DatabaseAntonio Si, Hong Va Leong. 899-914
• Develoments in the Database and Expert Systems Applications DomainA. Min Tjoa, Roland Wagner. 915-917