4. DEXA 1993: Prague, Czech Republic

Invited Talk

• Ralph Busse, Adrian Müller, Erich J. Neuhold:
  Information Handling - A Challenge for Databases and Expert Systems. 1-23
  

Data Models

• Lina Al-Jadir, Gilles Falquet, Michel Léonard:
  Context Versions in an Object-Oriented Model. 24-35
  
• Margret Groß-Hardt, Gottfried Vossen:
  Towards Class-less Object Models for Engineering Design Applications. 36-47
  
• Jaroslav Pokorný:
  Semantic Relativism in Conceptual Modeling. 48-55
  
• Thorsten Hartmann, Ralf Jungclaus, Gunter Saake:
  Animation Support for a Conceptual Modelling Language. 56-67
  
• Toncan Duong, John Hiller, Uma Srinivasan:
  A Unifying Model of Data, Metadata and Context. 68-79
  

Distributed Databases

• Daniel Barbará, Chris Clifton:
  Information Brokers: Sharing Knowledge in a Heterogeneous Distributed System. 80-91
  
• Jiansan Chen, Omran A. Bukhres, Jamshid Sharif-Askary:
  A Customized Multidatabase Transaction Management Strategy. 92-103
  
• Adriana Danes, François Exertier, Sames Haj Houssain:
  Interoperability between a Distributed System and a Datbase System. 104-115
  
• James G. Mullen, Jin Jing, Jamshid Sharif-Askary:
  Reservation Commitment and Its Use in Multidatabase Systems. 116-121
  
• Weiyi Meng, Chengwen Liu, Wei Sun, Clement T. Yu:
  Predict Query Processing Cost in a Distributed Datbase System. 122-133
  
• Wesley W. Chu:
  CoBase: A Cooperative Query Answering Facility for Database Systems. 134-145
  
• Mahdi Abdelguerfi, K. Grant, E. Murphy, Wayne Patterson, J. Stelly:
  Duplicate Deletion in a Ring Connected, Shard-Nothing, Parallel Database System. 146-153
  

Advanced Database Aspects

• Werasak Kurutach, James Franklin:
  On Temporal-fuzziness in Temporal Fuzzy Databases. 154-165
  
• Frederick N. Springsteel:
  Object-based Schema Integration for Heterogeneous Databases: A Logical Approach. 166-180
  
• Jari Veijalainen:
  Heterogeneous Multilevel Transaction Management with Multiple Subtransactions. 181-188
  
• Tok Wang Ling, Pit Koon Teo:
  Inheritance Conflicts in Object-Oriented Systems. 189-200
  
• J. Leon Zhao:
  Managing Derived Data in Intelligent Database Systems: An Implementation Study. 201-212
  
• Ning Zhong, Setsuo Ohsuga:
  An Integrated Calculation Model for Discovering Functional relations from Databases. 213-220
  
• Naci Ishakbeyoglu, Z. Meral Özsoyoglu:
  On the Maintenance of Implication Integrity Constraints. 221-232
  
• Waseem Naqvi, Mohamed T. Ibrahim:
  REFLEX Active Database Model: Application of Petri-Nets. 233-240
  
• J. Wu, L. Harbird:
  Road Accident Analysis Using a Functional Datbase Language. 241-252
  

Database Optimization and Performance Evaluation

• Norman Revell, M. W. Youssef:
  Database Performance Evaluation: A Methodological Approach. 253-264
  
• Martin L. Kersten, Fred Kwakkel:
  Design and Implementation of a DBMS Performance Assessment Tool. 265-276
  
• Kaizheng Du, Gultekin Özsoyoglu:
  Modifying Datbase Queries and Error Constraints. 277-288
  
• Fausto Rabitti, R. S. Sferrazza, Maria Grazia Tori, Pavel Zezula:
  Performance EvaluationSystem for Object Stores. 289-300
  
• Abdelkader Hameurlain, Franck Morvan:
  An Optimization Method of data Communication and Control for Parallel Execution of SQL Queries. 301-312
  
• Sang Hyuk Son, David W. George, Young-Kuk Kim:
  Developing a Database System for Time-Critical Applications. 313-324
  
• Daniel A. Keim, Hans-Peter Kriegel, Andreas Miethsam:
  Object-Oriented Querying of Existing Relations Databases. 325-336
  

Spatial and Geographical Databases

• Yoram Kornatzky, Solomon Eyal Shimony:
  A Probabilistic Spatial Data Model. 337-348
  
• Hans-Peter Kriegel, Stephan Heep, Andreas Fahldiek, Norbert Mysliwitz:
  Query Processing of Geometric Objects with Free Form Boundaries in Spatial Datbases. 349-360
  
• G. Anogianakis, Aikaterini Krotopoulou, Paul G. Spirakis, Dimitra Terpou, Athanasios K. Tsakalidis:
  Brain Data Base (BDB). 361-364
  
• Georges Gardarin:
  Integrating Classes and Relations to Model and Query Geographical Databases. 365-372
  
• Andrea S. Hemerly, Antonio L. Furtado, Marco A. Casanova:
  Towards Cooperativeness in Geographic Databases. 373-376
  
• Benoit David, Laurent Raynal, Guylaine Schorter, Véronique Mansart:
  GeO2: Object-Oriented Contribution for a Geographical DBMS ? 377-383
  

Expert Systems and Knowledge Engineering

• Il-Yeol Song, Heather M. Godsey, Judith Newton, Bruce Bargmeyer:
  GemCode: An Expert System Generating Mnemonic Codes for Data Elements and Data Items. 384-395
  
• C. A. G. Webster, M. Weller, M. M. Sfantsikopoulos, V. D. Tsoukalas:
  ALEXSYS - A Prototype Knowledge Based Expert System for the Quality Assurance of High Pressure Die Castings. 396-400
  
• Ian Finch:
  Viewpoints - Facilitating Expert Systems for Multiple Users. 401-412
  
• J. W. Guan, David A. Bell:
  Improving Shafer-Logan's Algorithm for Handling Hierarchical Evidence. 413-423
  
• M. Popper:
  From Low-level to High-level Operations in Expert Systems. 424-427
  
• Eve Wilson:
  Corpora as Expert Knowledge Domains: the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. 428-435
  
• Franz Lehner, Hubert F. Hofmann, Ralf Setzer, Ronald Maier:
  Maintenance of Knowledge Bases. 436-447
  
• Zdenek Zdráhal:
  Using Candidate Space Structure to Propose the Next Mearsurement in Model Based Diagnosis. 448-456
  
• John K. Debenham:
  Decomposition of Four Component Items. 457-460
  
• Mike Brayshaw:
  Intelligent Inference For Debugging Concurrent Systems. 461-469
  
• Vicente J. Botti, Federico Barber, Alfons Crespo, D. Gallardo, Ismael Ripoll, Eva Onaindia, L. Hernández:
  Sharing Temporal Knowledge by Multiple Agents. 470-473
  
• Hing-Kai Hung, T. Patrick Martin, Janice I. Glasgow, Chris Walmsley, Michael A. Jenkins:
  Querying and Exploring Large Knowledge Bases. 474-477
  
• Stuart Watt:
  Managing Text Objectively. 478-485
  

Legal Systems

• Erich Schweighofer, Werner Winiwarter:
  Legal Expert System KONTERM - Automatic Representation of Document Structure and Contents. 486-497
  
• José Félix Muñoz, Fernando Galindo:
  Matrim, an expert system on marital law. 498-501
  
• Daniel Poulin, Pierre St-Vincent, Paul Bratley:
  Contradiction and Confirmation. 502-513
  
• Daniela Tiscornia:
  Meta-resoning in Law: A computational Model. 514-522
  
• Matthias Baaz, Fernando Galindo, Gerald Quirchmayr, Manuel Vázqez:
  The Application of Kripke-Type Structures to Regional Development Programs. 523-528
  

Other Database and AI Applications

• Victor M. Markowitz, I-Min A. Chen:
  Data Management Tools for Genomic Applications: A Progress Report. 529-540
  
• Ernest Rotterdam, Sieger van Denneheuvel, Pim Hennis, Peter van Emde Boas:
  Resolution of Constraint Inconsistency with the Aim to Provide Support in Anaesthesia. 541-552
  
• Famory Toure, Michel Schneider:
  An Object-Oriented Implementation for a Semantic System (CANDID). 553-564
  
• Hamideh Afsarmanesh, Frank Tuijnman, Michiel Wiegijk, Louis O. Hertzberger:
  Distributed Schema Management in a Cooperation Network of Autonomous Agents. 565-576
  
• Werner Dilger, Stephan Kassel:
  A Distributed AI System for Job Shop Control. 577-582
  
• Andrzej Gospodarowicz, Ewa Kania, Stanislaw Krawczyk, Mieczyslaw Rymarczyk, A. Min Tjoa:
  Expert System for Production Planning of Perishable Goods. 583-592
  
• N. D. Mekras, A. G. Malama, G. P. Parnassas, Ilias P. Tatsiopoulos:
  An Expert System as a Manager in the Application of Production Planning and Control Software in CIM Environments. 593-604
  
• Chabane Djeraba, A. Ait Hssain, B. Descotes-Genon:
  Composition and Dependency Relationships in Production Information System Design. 605-610
  
• Makoto Takizawa, Satoshi Hamada, S. Misbah Deen:
  Vehicle Transactions. 611-614
  
• Theo Gevers, Arnold W. M. Smeulders:
  An Approach to Image Retrieval for Image Databases. 615-626
  
• Santiago Candela Solá, Christophe Garcia, J. Muñoz, Francisco Alayón Hernández:
  Facilitatory Process for Contrast Detection. 627-630
  

Software Engineering

• Wolfgang Emmerich, Petr Kroha, Wilhelm Schäfer:
  Object-oriented Database Management Systems for Construction of CASE Environments. 631-642
  
• Ten-lee Hwang:
  Summary Data Representations in Application Developments. 643-654
  
• Colette Rolland, Naveen Prakash:
  Reusable Process Chunks. 655-666
  
• Oscar Pastor, Isidro Ramos, José Hilario Canós Cerdá:
  From Analysis to Design in a a Deductive and Object-Oriented Environment. 667-672
  
• Nikolaos Vlachantonis:
  A Case Study for an Open CASE System: The TROLL light Development Environment. 673-676
  
• Tatjana Welzer, Johann Eder:
  Meta Data Model for Database Design. 677-680
  
• Xuequn Wu, Jan Neuhaus:
  Extending PCTE with Object-oriented Capabilities. 681-684
  

Hypertext/Hypermedia and User Interfaces

• Hermann A. Maurer, Nick Scherbakov, P. Srinivasan:
  A New Hyermedia Data Model. 685-696
  
• Trevor J. M. Bench-Capon, Paul E. S. Dunne, Geof Staniford:
  Linearisation Schemata for Hypertext. 697-708
  
• Bernd Amann, Vassilis Christophides, Michel Scholl:
  HyperPATH/O2: Integrating Hypermedia Systems with Object-Oriented Database Systems. 709-720
  
• Jocelyne Nanard, Marc Nanard, Anne-Marie Massotte, Alain Djemaa, Alain Joubert, Henri Betaille, Jacques Chauché:
  Integrating Knowledge-based Hypertext and Database for Task-oriented Access to Documents. 721-732
  
• Dimitris Karagiannis, Eckhard Ortwein, Jochen Gag:
  Reengineering of user Interfaces for the Migration of Database Applications. 733-745
  
• Michel R. Klein, Roland Traunmüller:
  User Interface of Knowledge Based-DSS Development Environment, Some Further Developments. 746-755
  
• M. A. Qutaishat, W. A. Gray, N. J. Fiddian:
  A Highly-Customisable Schema Meta-Visualisation System for Object-Oriented (O-O) Database Schemas - Overview. 756-759
  
• Susumu Kuroki, Katsuhiko Kikkawa, Kunihiko Kaneko, Akifumi Makinouchi:
  Walkthrough using Animation Database System MOVE. 760-765