7. DEXA 1996: Zurich, Switzerland

Object-Oriented Databases 1

• Jarogniew Rykowski, Wojciech Cellary:
  Using Multiversion Object-Oriented Databases in CAD/CIM Systems. 1-10
  
• A. Yahia, Lotfi Lakhal, Rosine Cicchetti:
  Building Inheritance Graphs in Object Database Design. 11-28
  
• Oscar Pastor, Vicente Pelechano, Begoña Bonet, Isidro Ramos:
  An Object Oriented Methodological Approach for Making Automated Prototyping Feasible. 29-38
  

Advanced Database and Information Systems Methods 1

• Melliyal Annamalai, Aurobindo Sundaram, Bharat K. Bhargava:
  A Colour-Based Technique for Measuring Visible Loss for Use in Image Data Communication. 39-48
  
• Steven A. Battle:
  Establishing Arc Consistency for Multiple Database Views. 49-58
  
• Andreas Henrich, Dirk Däberitz:
  Using a Query Language to State Consistency Constraints for Repositories. 59-68
  

Active and Temporal Aspects 1

• Hans-Jürgen Appelrath, Helge Behrends, Heinrich Jasper, Olaf Zukunft:
  Case Studies on Active Database Applications. 69-78
  
• Ludger Becker, Andreas Voigtmann, Klaus Hinrichs:
  Temporal Support for Geo-Data in Object-Oriented Databases. 79-93
  
• Fabio Casati, Stefano Ceri, Barbara Pernici, Giuseppe Pozzi:
  Deriving Active Rules for Workflow Enactment. 94-115
  

Transactions and Concurrency Concepts

• Fernando de Ferreira Rezende, Thomas Baier:
  Employing Object-Based LSNs in a Recovery Strategy. 116-129
  
• Erdogan Dogdu:
  Scheduling Adaptive Transactions in Real-Time Databases. 130-142
  
• Kam-yiu Lam, Wai-cheong Yau, Victor C. S. Lee:
  Applying Similarity in Concurrency Control for Real-Time Database Application. 143-152
  

Object-Oriented Databases 2

• Reda Alhajj, Faruk Polat:
  View Maintenance in Object-Oriented Databases. 153-162
  
• J. A. Bakker:
  Object-Orientation Based on Semantic Transformations. 163-176
  
• Chabane Djeraba, Karima Hadouda:
  Multimedia Scenes in a Database System. 177-186
  

Advanced Database and Information Systems Methods 2

• Hajime Kitakami, Yasuma Mori, Masatoshi Arikawa:
  An Intelligent System for Integrating Autonomous Nomenclature Databases in Semantic Heterogenity. 187-196
  
• Dario Lucarella, Antonella Zanzi:
  A Graph-Oriented Data Model. 197-206
  
• Yong-Ju Lee, Dong-Man Lee, Soo-Jung Ryu, Chin-Wan Chung:
  Controlled Decomposition Strategy for Complex Spatial Objects. 207-223
  

Active and Temporal Aspects 2

• Sergio Greco, Cristinel Mateis, Eugenio Spadafora:
  The Complexity of Weak Unification of Bounded Simple Set Terms. 224-233
  
• Seung Jin Lim, Yiu-Kai Ng:
  A Formal Approach for Horizontal Fragmentation in Distributed Deductive Database Design. 234-243
  
• Christine Collet, Thierry Coupaye:
  Composite Events in NAOS. 244-253
  
• Barry Eaglestone, Robert Holton, Lene Rold:
  GENREG: A Historical Data Model Based on Event Graphs. 254-263
  

Relational and Extended Relational Approaches

• X. C. Dellanoy, C. Del Vigna:
  Binary Integrity Constraints Against Confidentiality. 264-275
  
• Athanasios Papadopoulos, Michalis Vaitis, Dimitris Christodoulakis:
  Building Hypertext Interfaces to Existing Relational Databases. 276-288
  
• Hong-Cheu Liu, Chaiyaporn Chirathamjaree:
  An Efficient Join for Nested Relational Databases. 289-301
  

Invited Talk

• Abdelkader Hameurlain, Franck Morvan:
  Parallel Relational Database Systems: Why, How and Beyond. 302-312
  

Object-Oriented Databases 3

• Jutta Göers, K.-P. Lisson, Hans-Günther Linde-Göers:
  Experiences in Object-Oriented Modeling of a Real Database Application. 313-322
  
• Hakgene Shin, Jae-Woo Chang:
  Signatures of Complex Objects for Query Processing in OODB. 323-332
  
• Paul Hennessey, Mohamed T. Ibrahim, Alexander M. Fedorec:
  Formal Specification, Object-Oriented Design, and Implementation of an Ephemeral Logger for Database Systems. 333-355
  

Advanced Database and Information System Methods 3

• Vladimír Marík, Olga Stepánková, Ondrej Flek, Jan Kout:
  Cooperative Agents in DISCIM Environment. 356-368
  
• Takao Miura, Isamu Shioya:
  Mining Type Schemes in Databases. 369-385
  
• Itaru Nishizawa, Atsuhiro Takasu, Jun Adachi:
  A Query Processing Method for Integrated Access to Multiple Databases. 385-399
  

Active and Temporal Aspects 3

• Peter Lang, Werner Obermair, Michael Schrefl:
  Situation Diagrams. 400-421
  
• Jürgen Zimmermann, Holger Branding, Alejandro P. Buchmann, Alin Deutsch, Andreas Geppert:
  Design, Implementation and Management of Rules in an Active Database System. 422-435
  
• Ian S. Thomas, Andrew C. Jones:
  OLAF: The GOAD Active Database Event/Rule Tracer. 436-445
  

CSCW and Work Flow Systems

• Michiel Wiedijk, Hamideh Afsarmanesh, Louis O. Hertzberger:
  Co-working and Management of Federated Information-Clusters. 446-455
  
• Roger Günthör, Stefan Jablonski:
  Transaction-Based Application Integration in Workflow Management Systems. 456-466
  
• Jian Tang, San-Yih Hwang:
  Coping with Mismatched Semantics of Dependencies in Workflow Applications. 467-478
  

Object-Oriented Databases 4

• Bing Wang:
  The Design of an Integrated Information System. 479-488
  
• Andreas Heuer, Joachim Kröger:
  Query Optimization in the CROQUE Project. 489-499
  
• Selee Na, Seog Park:
  A Process of Fuzzy Query on New Fuzzy Object Oriented Data Model. 500-509
  

Advanced Database and Information System Methods 4

• Evaggelia Pitoura:
  A Replication Schema to Support Weak Connectivity in Mobile Information Systems. 510-520
  
• V. Puig, Chabane Oussalah:
  Constraints and Composite Objects. 521-530
  
• Leonardo Tininini, Antonia Bezenchek, Maurizio Rafanelli:
  A System for the Management of Aggregate Data. 531-543
  
• Andreas Heuer, Astrid Lubinski:
  Database Access in Mobile Environments. 544-553
  

Theoretical Aspects 1

• Xiaoyong Du, Zhibin Liu, Naohiro Ishii:
  Counting-Based Normalization for Multiple Linear Recursions. 554-563
  
• Thomas Eiter, Nicola Leone, Domenico Saccà:
  Partial Semantics for Disjunctive Deductive Databases. 564-573
  
• Zhao-Hui Tang, Georges Gardarin, Veronique Smahi:
  Optimizing Path Expressions Using Navigational Algebraic Operators. 574-583
  

Object-Oriented Databases 5

• Gerti Kappel, Michael Schrefl:
  Modelling Object Behavior: To Use Methods or Rules or Both? 584-602
  
• Yang Hee Kim, Myeong Sun Kim, Seog-Hyong Kwon, Shang-Sung Jeong:
  The Object-Oriented Design of KROSS: An Object-Based Spatial Database System. 603-612
  

Advanced Database and Information System Methods 5

• Werner Winiwarter, Osami Kagawa, Yahiko Kambayashi:
  Applying Language Engineering Techniques to the Question Support Facilities in VIENA Classroom. 613-622
  
• Takeaki Yoshida, Makoto Takizawa:
  Model of Mobile Objects. 623-632
  
• Vlad Ingar Wietrzyk, Venkat Ramaswamy:
  Real-Time Transaction Scheduling in Database Systems. 633-643
  
• Vlad Ingar Wietrzyk:
  Performance Evaluation of New Clustering Algorithm in Object-Oriented Database Systems. 644-653
  

Theoretical Aspects 2

• Nicola Leone, Pasquale Rullo, Francesco Scarcello:
  On the Computation of Disjunctive Stable Models. 654-666
  
• Lichun Wang, Mike Wing, C. Davis, Norman Revell:
  An Algebra for a Temporal Object Data Model. 667-677
  

Parallel and Distributed Systems

• Katsuya Tanaka, Hiroaki Higaki, Makoto Takizawa:
  Significant Checkpoint in Distributed System. 678-687
  
• Xuequn Wu:
  An Architecture for Interoperation of Distributed Heterogeneous Database Systems. 688-697
  
• Yu-lung Lo, Kien A. Hua, Wallapak Tavanapong:
  Scheduling Queries for Parallel Execution on Multicomputer Database Management Systems. 698-707
  
• San-Yih Hwang, Keith K. S. Lee, Y. H. Chin:
  Data Replication in a Distributed System: A Performance Study. 708-717
  

Expert and Knowledge Based Systems 1

• Frans Coenen, Bridget Beattie, Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, Michael J. R. Shave, B. M. Diaz:
  An Ontology for Linear Spatial Reasoning. 718-727
  
• John K. Debenham:
  Designing Knowledge-Based Systems for Optimal Performance. 728-737
  
• Tolety Siva Perraju, Garimella Uma, Bandreddi E. Prasad, Satyendra Pal Rana:
  Match Algorithm for a Real Time Expert System. 738-750
  

Physical Aspects 1

• Shahram Ghandeharizadeh, Dongho Kim:
  On-line Reorganization of Data in Scalable Continuous Media Servers. 751-768
  
• Vijay Kumar:
  Recovery in Main Memory Database Systems. 769-778
  
• Mario A. Nascimento, Margaret H. Dunham, Ramez Elmasri:
  M-IVTT: An Index for Bitemporal Databases. 779-790
  

Information Retrieval 1

• Lisa Ballesteros, W. Bruce Croft:
  Dictionary Methods for Cross-Lingual Information Retrieval. 791-801
  
• F. C. Berger, Patrick van Bommel:
  Personalized Search Support for Networked Document Retrieval Using Link Inference. 802-811
  
• Iadh Ounis, Jean-Pierre Chevallet:
  Using Conceptual Graphs in a Multifaceted Logical Model for Information Retrieval. 812-823
  

Expert and Knowledge Based Systems 2

• Ernst Ellmer, Christian Huemer, Dieter Merkl, Günther Pernul:
  Automatic Classification of Semantic Concepts in View Specifications. 824-833
  
• Martin Staudt, Kai von Thadden:
  A Generic Subsumption Testing Toolkit for Knowledge Based Queries. 834-844
  

Physical Aspects 2

• Nguyen Tran, Phu Dung Le, Bala Srinivasan, Bob Sier:
  Performance Evaluation of Tree-Based Structures. 845-854
  
• Apostolos Papadopoulos, Yannis Manolopoulos:
  Global Page Replacement in Spatial Databases. 855-864
  
• Simon Sheu, Kien A. Hua, Ying Cai:
  On the Optimality of Degree of Declustering. 865-874
  

Information Retrieval 2

• Hiroyuki Kitagawa, Noriyasu Watanabe, Yoshiharu Ishikawa:
  Design and Evaluation of Signature File Organization Incorporating Vertical and Horizontal Decomposition Schemes. 875-888
  
• Erich Schweighofer, Dieter Scheithauer:
  The Automatic Generation of Hypertext Links in Legal Documents. 889-898
  
• Antonio Si, Hong Va Leong:
  Query Processing and Optimization for Broadcast Database. 899-914
  

Summary of the Development of DEXA

• A. Min Tjoa, Roland Wagner:
  Develoments in the Database and Expert Systems Applications Domain. 915-917