Distributed and Parallel Databases, Volume 1

Volume 1, Number 1, January 1993

Selected Papers from PDIS 1991

Ahmed K. Elmagarmid:
Editorial. 5-6
Hector Garcia-Molina, H. V. Jagadish:
Guest Editors' Introduction. 7
Wei Hong, Michael Stonebraker:
Optimization of Parallel Query Execution Plans in XPRS. 9-32
David Kotz, Carla Schlatter Ellis:
Practical Prefetching Techniques for Multiprocessor File Systems. 33-51
Hui-I Hsiao, David J. DeWitt:
A Performance Study of Three High Available Data Replication Strategies. 53-80
Jon A. Solworth, Cyril U. Orji:
Distored Mapping Techniques to Achieve High Performance in Mirrored Disk Systems. 81-102
Annita N. Wilschut, Peter M. G. Apers:
Dataflow Query Execution in a Parallel Main-memory Environment. 103-128

Research Topics in Distributed and Parallel Databases

Rakesh Agrawal:
Guest Editor's Introduction. 135
Patrick Valduriez:
Parallel Database Systems: Open Problems and New Issues. 137-165
Randy H. Katz, Wei Hong:
The Performance of Disk Arrays in Shared-Memory Database Machines. 167-198
Krithi Ramamritham:
Real-Time Databases. 199-226

Zheng Lin:
Concurrent Frame Signature Files. 231-249
Won Kim, Injun Choi, Sunit K. Gala, Mark Scheevel:
On Resolving Schematic Heterogeneity in Multidatabase Systems. 251-279
Frank Shou-Cheng Tseng, Arbee L. P. Chen, Wei-Pang Yang:
Answering Heterogeneous Database Queries with Degrees of Uncertainty. 281-302
Nabil Kamel, Tao Song, Magdi N. Kamel:
An Approach for Building an Integrated Environment for Molecular Biology Databases. 303-327

Ahmed K. Elmagarmid:
Editorial. 335
Filippo Cacace, Stefano Ceri, Maurice A. W. Houtsma:
A Survey of Parallel Execution Strategies for Transitive Closure and Logic Programs. 337-382
James W. Stamos, Flaviu Cristian:
Coordinator Log Transaction Execution Protocol. 383-408
Maria E. Orlowska:
Effective Utilization of Copies in a Transparent Distributed Environment. 409-425