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Journal Papers

Please find the recent articles from scientific journals in information systems, computer science, software engineering and other disciplines.

Capsule-Based User Interface Modeling for Large-Scale Applications

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We present a novel approach to modeling and implementing user interfaces (UI) of large business applications. The approach is...

On formalization of the whole-part relationship in the Unified Modeling Language

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F. Barbier et al. (2003) introduced a formal definition for the semantics of the whole-part relationship in the Unified...

Constructing meta-CASE workbenches by exploiting visual language generators

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In this paper, we propose an approach for the construction of meta-CASE workbenches, which suitably integrates the technology of...

Formalization of the Whole-Part relationship in the Unified Modeling Language

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A formal definition for the semantics of the Whole-Part relationship in the Unified Modeling Language or UML is introduced....

Assessing the Effectiveness of Sequence Diagrams in the Comprehension of Functional Requirements: Results from...

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Modeling is a fundamental activity within the requirements engineering process and concerns the construction of abstract descriptions of requirements...

Reviewing software diagrams: a cognitive study

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Reviews and inspections of software artifacts throughout the development life cycle are effective techniques for identifying defects and improving...

An experimental investigation of formality in UML-based development

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The object constraint language (OCL) was introduced as part of the Unified Modeling Language (UML). Its main purpose is...

The impact of UML documentation on software maintenance: an experimental evaluation

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The Unified Modeling Language (UML) is becoming the de facto standard for software analysis and design modeling. However, there...

A physical database design evaluation system for CODASYL databases

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An interactive design tool for designing CODASYL databases is described. The system is composed of three main modules: a...

Providing Architectural Languages and Tools Interoperability through Model Transformation Technologies

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Many architectural languages have been proposed in the last 15 years, each one with the chief aim of becoming...