Neighborhood/conceptual query answering with imprecise/incomplete data
The evolution of database systems tends to the development of higher degree of user-friendliness such that the system can...
The entity-relationship model for multilevel security
A design environment for security critical database applications that should be implemented by using multilevel technology is proposed. For...
HDM2: Extending the E-R approach to hypermedia application design
The paper is a brief introduction to HDM2, which is the evolution of the Hypertext Design Model HDM ....
Database schema design: A perspective from natural language techniques to validation and view integration
This paper discusses the contribution of natural language techniques to some functions aiming at elaborating the conceptual schema in...
Transformation of requirement specifications expressed in natural language into an EER model
A tool for conceptual design is introduced which transforms requirement specifications in natural language into concepts of the EER...
A formal software specification tool using the entity-relationship model
Software engineering, like any other engineering field, needs to use formal methods to prove the reliability of its products...
On complex objects and versioning in complex environments
Many current extended entity relationship (EER) models lack the support for complex objects, versioning and slightly explore the aggregation...
An overview of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory extended entity-relationship database tools
In this paper we briefly overview a suite of tools developed at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory (LBL) for aiding users...
Application and system prototyping via an extensible object-oriented environment
Due to the various requirements of nontraditional applications, extensibility of database management systems has become a theme for several...
A generic data model for the support of multiple user interaction facilities
User interaction facilities are usually the weakest component of DBMS. They are typically few in number and quite impoverished...