Table of Contents

• Communication Costs in Digital Library DatabasesBharat K. Bhargava, Melliyal Annamalai. 1-13
• METU Object-Oriented DBMS KernelAsuman Dogac, Mehmet Altinel, Cetin Ozkan, Ismailcem Budak Arpinar, Ilker Durusoy, Ilker Altintas. 14-27
• Design and Implementation of the spareC++ OODBPLYong S. Jun, Suk I. Yoo. 28-37
• Gaining a Uniform View of Different Integration Aspects in a Prototyping EnvironmentJan-Hardy Kusch, Peter Hartel, Thorsten Hartmann, Gunter Saake. 38-47
• A Frame-Based Approach for Interoperation Support in Multidatabase SystemsJian Yang, Mike P. Papazoglou. 48-57
• Developing Distributed Database Applications Using TSLFrans Coenen, Ian Finch, Michael J. R. Shave, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon. 58-67
• Prints of the 17th Century in a Distributed Library SystemChristian Böhm, A. Oppitz, Pavel Vogel, Stephan Wiesener. 68-78
• OASIS v2: A Class Definition LanguageOscar Pastor, Isidro Ramos, José Hilario Canós Cerdá. 79-90
• Design and Implementation of Object-Oriented ViewsCassio Souza dos Santos. 91-102
• A Visual Object-Oriented Query Language for Geographic Information SystemsFabrizio Di Loreto, Fernando Ferri, Fernanda Massari, Maurizio Rafanelli. 103-113
• Capturing Essential Question Support Facilities in the VIEW ClassroomOsami Kagawa, Kaoru Katayama, Shin ichi Konomi, Yahiko Kambayashi. 114-123
• A Fuzzy Model of Managerial Decision Making Incorporating Risk and Ambiguity AversionAndré de Korvin, Gerald Quirchmayr, S. Hashemi. 124-135
• People Oriented Software Technology, and its Use in Environmental ReportingTeresita Krueger, George Kurian, Anil Nair, Gustaf Neumann, Ulrich Neumerkel, Stefan Nusser, Peter B. Reintjes, Andrew Taylor, Daphne Tzoar, Adrian Walker. 136-145
• A Cost Evaluator for Parallel Database SystemsAbdelkader Hameurlain, Franck Morvan. 146-156
• A Performance Study of Declustering Strategies for Parallel Spatial DatabasesKian-Lee Tan, Jeffrey Xu Yu. 157-166
• Benchmarking Object-Oriented Database Systems for CADJohann Kempe, Wolfgang L. J. Kowarschick, Werner Kießling, Robert Hitzelberger, Felix Dutkowski. 167-176
• Combining Reverse with Classical Forward Database Engineering - A Step Forward to Solve the Legacy System DilemmaGünther Pernul, Hubert Hasenauer. 177-186
• Performance Evaluation for Clustering Algorithms in Object-Oriented DatabasesJérôme Darmont, Ammar Attoui, Michel Gourgand. 187-196
• Applied Active Databases for Evolving Image Processing AlgorithmsWaseem Naqvi, S. Panyiotou. 197-206
• Spatial Reasoning for GIS Using a Tesseral Data RepresentationBridget Beattie, Frans Coenen, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, B. M. Diaz, Michael J. R. Shave. 207-216
• A New Dynamic Signature File Method in Parallel Processing EnvironmentJeong-Ki Kim, Jae-Woo Chang. 217-226
• General Protocols for Consensus in Distributed SystemsChiaki Yahata, Makoto Takizawa. 227-236
• The Multiple Representation of Objects in an Architectural ApplicationHala Naja, Noureddine Mouaddib. 237-246
• Simulation of Schema Change using ViewsPhilippe Brèche, Fabrizio Ferrandina, Martin Kuklok. 247-258
• SGML/HyTime Repositories: Requirements and Data Modelling Using Object-Oriented Database ConceptsPatricia Francois, Pierre Bazex. 259-271
• A Depository for Structured Text ObjectsIan A. Macleod, Deoraj Narine. 272-282
• Issues on Hypertext DesignOreste Signore. 283-292
• A Temporal Logic Based Approach for Querying Lists, Trees, and DAGs in DatabasesPeter Becker. 293-302
• Disjunctive Ordered LogicFrancesco Buccafurri, Nicola Leone, Luigi Palopoli, Pasquale Rullo. 303-312
• An Algebraic Rewriting Theorem of Multiple Linear Recursions and Its ApplicationsXiaoyong Du, Naohiro Ishii. 313-322
• A Layered Architecture for Supporting Objects in a Relational System: A Performance StudyBharat K. Bhargava, Shalab Goel. 323-333
• An SQL Extension Supporting User ViewpointsGiuseppe Bellavia, Dario Maio, Stefano Rizzi. 334-343
• KBED: A Knowledge-Based Edge Detection SystemCyril Boucher, Christian Daul, Pierre Graebling, Ernest Hirsch. 344-353
• Understanding Expert Systems MaintenanceJohn K. Debenham. 354-363
• Evaluating Case-Based Reasoning in a Geological DomainMara Abel, Eliseo Berni Reategui, José Mauro Volkmer de Castilho, John A. Campbell. 364-373
• An Expert Loading System for Chemical and Product CarriersLeonidas Bardis, Gregory J. Grigoropoulos, Stavros Kokkotos, Theodore A. Loukakis, Constantine D. Spyropoulos, George A. Vouros. 374-384
• FuzzyBase: A Fuzzy Logic Aid for Relational Database QueriesDavide Gazzotti, L. Piancastelli, Claudio Sartori, Domenico Beneventano. 385-394
• EMIR2: An Extended Model for Image Representation and RetrievalMourad Mechkour. 395-404
• Rule Evaluations in a KDD SystemLaurent Fleury, Chabane Djeraba, Henri Briand, Jacques Philippe. 405-414
• Object-Oriented Knowledge Based ImputationA. M. J. Miller, W. A. Gray, N. J. Fiddian. 415-425
• Knowledge Organization for ExplorationAmihai Motro, Sylvie Goullioud. 426-437
• Data Extraction from Form ImagesFrancesca Cesarini, Marco Gori, Simone Marinai, Giovanni Soda. 438-448
• Compiling Legal HypertextsMartin Choquette, Daniel Poulin, Paul Bratley. 449-458
• Composition Tools Integration with a Music Database SystemBarry Eaglestone. 459-468
• Relational Database Reverse Engineering: Extraction of an IFO2 SchemaChristian Soutou. 469-478
• Extended Set Operators for Nested Relations and Complex ObjectsEser Sükan, Z. Meral Özsoyoglu. 479-489
• Several Implementations of Persistent Pointers in a Memory-Mapped I/O EnvironmentMasayoshi Aritsugi, Keiichi Teramoto, Guangyi Bai, Akifumi Makinouchi. 490-501
• TOPYDE: A Tool for Physical Database DesignSunil Choenni, Henk Wagterveld, Henk M. Blanken, Thiel Chang. 502-511
• Tightly Secure Transaction Scheduler in Multi-Level Secure Database Management SystemsYonglak Sohn, Songchun Moon. 512-521
• A Heuristic Approach for Optimization of Path ExpressionsCetin Ozkan, Asuman Dogac, Cem Evrendilek. 522-534
• Problem Dimensions in Design of CSCW SystemsTom Gross, Roland Traunmüller. 535-544
• A Rule-Driven Transformation Processor for Bill of Material DataJosef Küng, Roland Wagner, Wolfram Wöß. 545-553
• Functions of VIEW Conf to Support Dynamic Features of MeetingsSang-Hoon Lee, Yahiko Kambayashi. 554-563
• CICERO: An Assistant for Planning Visits to a MuseumDario Maio, Stefano Rizzi. 564-573
• WASA: A Workflow-Based Architecture to Support Scientific Database Applications (Extended Abstract)Claudia Bauzer Medeiros, Gottfried Vossen, Mathias Weske. 574-583
• MIDAS - The Morphological Component of the IDA System for Efficient Natural Language Interface DesignWerner Winiwarter. 584-593
• Partial Match Retrieval in Two-Headed Disk SystemsYannis Manolopoulos, Athena Vakali. 594-603
• Concurrency Control in Nested Transactions with Enhanced Lock Models for KBMSsFernando de Ferreira Rezende, Theo Härder. 604-613
• A Measure for MeasureM. W. Youssef, Norman Revell. 614-620
• Information Security Concepts in Computer Supported Cooperative WorkStephanie Teufel, Jan H. P. Eloff, Kurt Bauknecht, Dimitris Karagiannis. 621-631
• An Intelligent Self-Guided Vehicle for CIM SystemsLibor Preucil, Petr Stepan. 632-641
• Information System for Onco-Pathology: From an Expert System to WWWVít Campr, Zdenek Kouba, Tomás Vlcek. 642-651