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VLDB
1991
ACM
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Algebraic Properties of Bag Data Types
We explore the implications of supporting bags (i.e. multisets) in a data model and associated query language, and present some formal results concerned with the algebraic propert...
Joseph Albert
SDB
1995
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Semantics in Spatial Databases
In this paper we discuss two data models for spatial database systems: the linear data model and the topological data model. Both can be used to model a wide range of applications....
Bart Kuijpers, Jan Paredaens, Luc Vandeurzen
NGITS
1995
Springer
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A History-Oriented Temporal SQL Extension
Dozens of temporal extension of the relational data model and of the query language SQL have appeared in recent years. Recently, a committee formed by researchers from the academi...
Fabio Grandi, Maria Rita Scalas, Paolo Tiberio
KDD
1995
ACM
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Discovery of Concurrent Data Models from Experimental Tables: A Rough Set Approach
The main objective of machine discovery is the determination of relations between data and of data models. In the paper we describe a method for discovery of data models represent...
Andrzej Skowron, Zbigniew Suraj
EDBT
2000
ACM
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A Data Model for Effectively Computable Functions
the research activities. This abstract is to introduce the approach of a data model - EP data model. Its data structure is able to store as a finite set of nodes arbitrary effectiv...
Kevin H. Xu
EWDW
1990
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Semantics of Object-Oriented Data Models - The Evolving Algebra Approach
The formal description of the semantics of object-oriented data models is still an open problem. Some characteristic features of object-oriented data models, such as methods and i...
Georg Gottlob, Gerti Kappel, Michael Schrefl
ER
1994
Springer
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A Normal Form Object-Oriented Entity Relationship Diagram
A normal form object-oriented entity relationship (OOER) diagram is presented to address a set of 00 data modelling issues, viz. the inability to judge the quality of an 00 schema,...
Tok Wang Ling, Pit Koon Teo
SIGMOD
1997
ACM
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MDM: a Multiple-Data-Model Tool for the Management of Heterogeneous Database Schemes
MDM is a tool that enables the users to de ne schemes of di erent data models and to perform translations of schemes from one model to another. These functionalities can be at the...
Paolo Atzeni, Riccardo Torlone
INTEROP
1999
Springer
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Interoperability in Practice: Problems in Semantic Conversion from Current Technology to OpenGIS
This work investigates the practical issue of mapping existing GIS to the OpenGIS standards. We describe the data models used in three systems (MGE, ARC/INFO and SPRING) and analys...
Gilberto Câmara, Rogério Thomé...
CAISE
1999
Springer
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A Uniform Approach to Inter-model Transformations
Whilst it is a common task in systems integration to have to transform between di erent semantic data models, such inter-model transformations are often speci ed in an ad hoc manne...
Peter McBrien, Alexandra Poulovassilis