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AO
2005
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A multi-layered ontology for comparing relationship semantics in conceptual models of databases
Relationships are an integral part of the design of a database. Comparing and integrating relationships from heterogeneous databases requires that the relationships be mapped to ea...
Sandeep Purao, Veda C. Storey
ER
2008
Springer
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13 years 6 months ago
What's in a Relationship: An Ontological Analysis
In a series of publications, we have proposed a foundational system of ontological categories which has been successfully used to evaluate and improve the quality of conceptual mod...
Giancarlo Guizzardi, Gerd Wagner
ER
2005
Springer
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13 years 10 months ago
Conceptual Model Based Semantic Web Services
To achieve the dream of the semantic web, it must be possible for ordinary users to invoke services. Exactly how to turn this dream into reality is a challenging opportunity and a...
Muhammed Al-Muhammed, David W. Embley, Stephen W. ...
GD
2004
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
3D Visualization of Semantic Metadata Models and Ontologies
Abstract. We propose an algorithm for the 3D visualization of general ontology models used in many applications, such as semantic web, entity-relationship diagrams and other databa...
Charalampos Papamanthou, Ioannis G. Tollis, Martin...
ER
2004
Springer
348views Database» more  ER 2004»
13 years 10 months ago
Understanding Relationships: Classifying Verb Phrase Semantics
Abstract. Relationships are an essential part of the design of a database because they capture associations between things. Comparing and integrating relationships from heterogeneo...
Veda C. Storey, Sandeep Purao